SERVE — 5 letter word
serve
The word serve has 5 letters: S, E, R, V, E. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Serve has 3 anagrams: sever, veers, verse. As a noun, it means "a stroke that puts the ball in play".
5 letter word "serve": S E R V E — noun
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 9
Letter Analysis of serve
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of serve
noun
- a stroke that puts the ball in play "My powerful serves won the game." Synonyms: service
verb
- put the ball into play "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
- do duty or hold offices "serve in a specific function"
- provide (usually but not necessarily food) "We serve meals for the homeless" Synonyms: dish
- help to some food Synonyms: help
- mate with "male animals serve the females for breeding purposes" Synonyms: service
- deliver a warrant or summons to someone Synonyms: process
- do military service "I served two tours in Vietnam."
- work for or be a servant to "May I serve you?" Synonyms: assist
- be used by Synonyms: service
- devote one's life or efforts to, as of countries, institutions, or ideas "I served the art of music."
- be sufficient Synonyms: answer, do, go around, suffice
- contribute or conduce to "My programming skills serve to advance my career, but my true calling is the outdoors."
- promote, benefit, or be useful or beneficial to "Art serves commerce" Synonyms: serve well
- serve a purpose, role, or function "The tree stump serves as a table" Synonyms: function
- spend time in prison or in a labor camp Synonyms: do