love: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with L · ends with E
Meaning of love
noun
- uncountable
A deep caring for the existence of another.
- countable, uncountable
Strong affection. A profound and caring affection towards someone.
Example: A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
- countable, uncountable
Strong affection. Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
- countable, uncountable
Strong affection. A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
Example: I have never been in love as much as I have with you.
Listed forms: loves, loue, luv.
Source: Wiktionary — love.
verb
- intransitive, sometimes, stative, transitive, usually
To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
Example: I love my spouse. I love you! I love that song!
- transitive
To need, thrive on.
Example: Mold loves moist, dark places.
- transitive
To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
Example: I love walking barefoot on wet grass; I'd love to join the team; I love what you've done with your hair
- intransitive, sometimes, transitive, usually
To seek the good or honor of (someone), care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
Listed forms: loves, loving, loved, glossary, lovest.
Source: Wiktionary — love.
noun
- uncountable
Zero, no score.
Example: So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
- uncountable
Nothing; no recompense.
Listed forms: loue, luv.
Source: Wiktionary — love.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for love.
noun
any object of warm affection or devotion
noun
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
noun
a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction
- sexual love
- erotic love
noun
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
- sexual love
- lovemaking
- making love
- love life
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is love in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of love
L(1) + O(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of love
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from love
3 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in love. Showing up to 24, longest first.