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hove

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Is hove a Scrabble word?

Yes, hove is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 10 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of hove?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (obsolete, intransitive) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.Examples: "As shee arrived on the roring shore, / In minde to leape into the mighty maine, / A little bote lay hoving her before[…]."intransitiveobsolete

2. (obsolete, intransitive) To wait, linger.Examples: "Alle these xv knyghtes were knyghtes of the table round / Soo these with moo other came in to gyders / and bete on bak the kynge of Northumberland and the kynge of Northwalys / whan sir launcelot sawe this as he houed in a lytil leued woode / thenne he sayd vnto syre lauayn / see yonder is a company of good knyghtes"intransitiveobsolete

3. (obsolete, intransitive) To move on or by.intransitiveobsolete

4. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain; delay.dialectalintransitive

5. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To remain stationary (usually on horseback).dialectalintransitive

verb (English)

1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To raise; lift; hold up.dialectaltransitive

2. (intransitive, now chiefly dialectal) To rise.Examples: "Astond he stood, and vp his haire did houe, / And with that suddein horror could no member moue."; "This will become increasingly urgent as next year's General Election hoves into view."dialectalintransitive

verb (English)

1. (nautical) simple past and past participle of heaveform-ofparticiplepast

2. (obsolete or dialectal) simple past and past participle of heaveExamples: "Pretty soon he gapped and stretched himself and hove off the blanket, and it was Miss Watson's Jim! I bet I was glad to see him."dialectalform-ofobsoleteparticiplepast

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "hove"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "hove"?

Scrabble
10 points
H4
O1
V4
E1
Words With Friends
10 points
H3
O1
V4
E1

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