receive: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with R · ends with E
Meaning of receive
verb
- transitive
To be given, sent, or paid something.
Example: He received many presents for his birthday.
To take goods knowing them to be stolen.
- transitive
To act as a host for guests; to give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, etc.
Example: to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.
- transitive
To incur (an injury).
Example: I received a bloody nose from the collision.
Listed forms: receives, receiving, received, glossary, receivest.
Source: Wiktionary — receive.
noun
An operation in which data is received.
Listed forms: receives, receave, receyve.
Source: Wiktionary — receive.
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 receive.
verb
get something; come into possession of
verb
receive a specified treatment (abstract)
verb
register (perceptual input)
- pick up
verb
go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is receive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of receive
R(1) + E(1) + C(3) + E(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 12 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 receive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from receive
27 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in receive. Showing up to 24, longest first.