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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. SURVIVE is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (7 letters, 13 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: verb
live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
exist, live, subsist, last, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out, outlive, outlast, pull through, pull round, come through, make it
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
SURVIVE scores 13 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: E×1, I×1, R×1, S×1, U×1, V×2
SURVIVE has no other anagrams in this dictionary.
SURVIVE is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with S, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "SURVIVE — live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"" (13 Scrabble points).
SURVIVE is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is SURVIVE a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
SURVIVE (verb): support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day". Additional senses: continue to live and avoid dying; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"; live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"; continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds".
In standard Scrabble scoring, SURVIVE totals 13 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. SURVIVE relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
SURVIVE is 7 letters long, begins with S, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram EIRSUVV. No other entry in this dictionary rearranges into the same letter set, so SURVIVE is unique within its alphagram family. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 4 consonants.
Among 17 tracked 7-letter entries, SURVIVE ranks by raw score (13 points). Similar-length words in the same dictionary include PIZZAZZ, ZYZZYVA, JAZZBOW, JAZZILY; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, SURVIVE carries 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on S or E are common study angles; browse words starting with S and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
SURVIVE is a 7-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 7, starts with S, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 7-letter entries like SURVIVE frequently cross shorter words; knowing that SURVIVE contains E, I, R, S, U, V helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as s?????e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside SURVIVE include IV, RV, VE — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: S, U, R, V, I, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble survive directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 13 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat SURVIVE as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "SURVIVE — live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"" (13 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.