jive

jive is a 4-letter English word with 2 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

   Synonyms: swing

2. verb. dance to jive music; dance the jive

Synonyms

swing

Common word forms

jived, jiver, jives, jivest, jiving

Words from these letters

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