serve: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of serve
verb
- personal, transitive
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- personal, transitive
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- personal, transitive
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
- factive, intransitive, personal
To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.
Listed forms: serves, serving, served.
Source: Wiktionary — serve.
noun
An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.
Example: Whose serve is it?
- Australia
A portion of food or drink, a serving.
An impressive presentation (especially of a person's appearance).
Example: That white eyeliner is such a serve.
Listed forms: serves.
Source: Wiktionary — serve.
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 serve.
noun
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
verb
serve a purpose, role, or function
verb
be used by; as of a utility
verb
help to some food; help with food or drink
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is serve in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of serve
S(1) + E(1) + R(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 8 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 serve
3 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from serve
16 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in serve. Showing up to 24, longest first.