RECEIVE — 7 letter word
receive
The word receive has 7 letters: R, E, C, E, I, V, E. It contains 4 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a verb, it means "convert into sounds or pictures".
7 letter word "receive": R E C E I V E — verb
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 14
Letter Analysis of receive
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 3 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
4 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of receive
verb
- convert into sounds or pictures "receive the incoming radio signals"
- receive a specified treatment (abstract) "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation" Synonyms: find
- regard favorably or with disapproval "The writer's new collection of poems was not well received."
- accept as true or valid "They received Christ."
- bid welcome to Synonyms: welcome
- partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament
- express willingness to have in one's home or environs "The community warmly received the refugees" Synonyms: invite
- register (perceptual input) Synonyms: pick up
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences) Synonyms: get
- receive as a retribution or punishment Synonyms: get
- get something Synonyms: have
- have or give a reception
- experience as a reaction Synonyms: encounter