liven
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How liven fits the hive
Base Score
5
Before any pangram bonus
Unique Letters
5
E I L N V
Two-Letter Start
LI
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
EN
Useful for cleanup scans
- 5 letters
- 5 unique letters
- LI start
- EN ending
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- liven is worth 5 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 5 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include e, i, l, n, v plus any remaining hive letters.
- The EN ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LI start.
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Definitions
verb
To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
"Let's liven up this party!"
verb
To be alive; to have life.
"He's not expected to live for more than a few months."
verb
To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
"I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. He lives in LA, but he's staying here over the summer."
verb
To survive; to persevere; to continue.
"Her memory lives in that song."
verb
To cope.
"You'll just have to live with it! I can't live in a world without you."
verb
To pass life in a specified manner.
"It is difficult to live in poverty. And they lived happily ever after."
verb
To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
"To live an idle or a useful life."
verb
To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
verb
To outlast danger; to float (said of a ship, boat, etc).
"No ship could live in such a storm."
verb
(followed by "on" or "upon") To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
"It is hard to live on the minimum wage. They lived on stale bread."
verb
To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
"I'm sick of spending every day studying at home: I want to go out there and live!"
Related Words
Same Letters
- enliven
- villein
- levin
Synonyms
- livenup
- dwell
- goon
- last
- remain