reave

reave is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 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 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]
2. verb. steal goods; take as spoils

   "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"

   Synonyms: despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rifle, strip

Synonyms

despoil, foray, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rifle, strip

Common word forms

reaved, reaver, reaves, reaving

Words from these letters

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