covet

covet is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense.
2. transitive verb. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
3. intransitive verb. To have or indulge inordinate desire.
4. verb. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

   "She covets her sister's house"

Common word forms

covets, coveted, coveter, coveting, covetise, covetous, covetable

Words from these letters

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