solve

solve is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 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 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem.
2. noun. A solution; an explanation.
3. verb. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

   "did you solve the problem?"

   "Work out your problems with the boss"

   Synonyms: lick, work

4. verb. find the solution

   "solve an equation"

   "solve for x"

   Synonyms: resolve

5. verb. settle, as of a debt

   "clear a debt"

   "solve an old debt"

   Synonyms: clear

Synonyms

lick, work, resolve, clear

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in solve:

loves, voles

Common word forms

solved, solver, solves, solving, solvement

Words from these letters

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