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salve

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Is salve a Scrabble word?

Yes, salve is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle Yes
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of salve?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To calm or assuage.Examples: "She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]"transitive

2. (dated) To salvage.Examples: "The interior woodwork was largely salved from the two cars, as well as the majority of the fittings and seats."dated

verb (English)

1. (obsolete, astronomy) To save (the appearances or the phenomena); to explain (a celestial phenomenon); to account for (the apparent motions of the celestial bodies).obsolete

2. (obsolete) To resolve (a difficulty); to refute (an objection); to harmonize (an apparent contradiction).Examples: "He which should hold it more rational to make the whole Universe move, and thereby to salve the Earths mobility, is more unreasonable...."obsolete

3. (obsolete) To explain away; to mitigate; to excuse.obsolete

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To say “salve” to; to greet; to salute.Examples: "By this that ſtraunger knight in preſence came, / And goodly ſalued them; who nought againe / Him anſwered, as courteſie became, / But with ſterne lookes, and ſtomachous diſdaine, / Gaue ſignes of grudge and diſcontentment vaine: […]"transitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "salve"?

Scrabble
8 points
S1
A1
L1
V4
E1
Words With Friends
10 points
S1
A1
L2
V4
E1

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