solve: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with E
Meaning of solve
verb
To find an answer or solution to a problem or question; to work out.
to find out the perpetrator, the motive etc (of crime)
Example: to solve a murder to solve a crime
To find the values of variables that satisfy a system of equations and/or inequalities.
To algebraically manipulate an equation or inequality into a form that isolates a chosen variable on one side, so that the other side consists of an expression that may be used to generate solutions.
Listed forms: solves, solving, solved.
Source: Wiktionary — solve.
noun
- archaic
A solution; an explanation.
Listed forms: solves.
Source: Wiktionary — solve.
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 solve.
verb
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
verb
find the solution
verb
settle, as of a debt
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is solve in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of solve
S(1) + O(1) + L(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 solve
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from solve
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in solve. Showing up to 24, longest first.