save: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of save
verb
- transitive
To prevent harm or difficulty. To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.
Example: She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.
- transitive
To prevent harm or difficulty. To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
- transitive
To prevent harm or difficulty. To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.
- especially, transitive
To prevent harm or difficulty. To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
Example: Jesus Christ came to save sinners.
Listed forms: saves, saving, saved, glossary, savest.
Source: Wiktionary — save.
noun
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
Example: The goaltender made a great save.
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
Example: Jones retired seven to earn the save.
- slang
An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty. A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
Example: The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.
Listed forms: saves.
Source: Wiktionary — save.
prep
Except; with the exception of.
Source: Wiktionary — save.
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 save.
verb
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
verb
to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
verb
bring into safety
- carry through
- pull through
- bring through
verb
accumulate money for future use
- lay aside
- save up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is save in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of save
S(1) + A(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 save
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from save
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in save. Showing up to 24, longest first.