5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use delve as a verb in a sentence.
About Delve
A 2 syllables verb and 5 letters with the letters d, e, l, and v, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter l. Delve starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, de, del, delv, and the ending characters are e, ve, lve, elve, ..
Definition
Turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
Origin/Roots
Middle English
Scrabble
Is delve a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Delve in Pig Latin is said as "elveday or elvedway".
Unigram
d | e | l | v | e
Bigram
de | el | lv | ve
Trigram
del | elv | lve
Quadrigram
delv | elve
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Delve"

There are 157 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to delve.

SynonymDefinition
Apparelclothing in general
"she was refined in her choice of apparel"
"he always bought his clothes at the same store"
"fastidious about his dress"
Backset
Beat The Bushes
Biff(boxing) a blow with the fist
"I gave him a clout on his nose"
Blackjacka gambling game using cards
the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the bank up to but not exceeding 21
Bodily Cavity
Borea hole or passage made by a drill
usually made for exploratory purposes
Bore Hole
Burrowa hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
Carry Out

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from delve.

Anagram Definition
Delveturn up, loosen, or remove earth
"Dig we must"
"turn over the soil for aeration"

View English words with the unique letters used in delve. Words With The Letters Delv

Derives

Delve derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Archeological Site
Digthe act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
"she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
Diggera machine for excavating
Diggingthe act of digging
"there''s an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
Excavationthe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
Excavatora machine for excavating
Power Shovel
Shovela machine for excavating

Hypernyms

Delve has 4 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Removedegree of figurative distance or separation
"just one remove from madness" or "it imitates at many removes a Shakespearean tragedy"
Takethe act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption
Take Away
Withdrawremove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract
"remove a threat"
"remove a wrapper"
"Remove the dirty dishes from the table"
"take the gun from your pocket"
"This machine withdraws heat from the envir

Hyponyms

There are 11 hyponyms for delve

Word Definition
Burrowa hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
Furrowa long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Groovea settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape;
"they fell into a conversational rut"
Rootthe part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Rootledig with the snout;
"the pig was rooting for truffles"
Routan overwhelming defeat
Ruta settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape;
"they fell into a conversational rut"
Shovela machine for excavating
Spadea sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot
Trowela small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade;
used for scooping or spreading plaster or similar materials

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Names With The Word "Delve"

1 names are spelled with delve.

NameMaleFemale
DelverNoNo

See Also (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Delve"

There are 6 words/phrases you might want to use in relation to delve.

See AlsoDefinition
Dig Inn/a
Dig Outn/a
Dig Upn/a
Excavateremove the inner part or the core of;
"the mining company wants to excavate the hillsite"
Pitch Inn/a
Turn Upn/a

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word delve.

Is delve a scrabble word or can you use delve in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 35648 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 29475 games. This 5 letter 9 point scrabble word can be rearranged 60 ways. What other words can be made with the letters d, e, l, and v? There's 9 with 7 letters or less with the letters d, e, l, and v. Here is a list of 9 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Veld (4 letters) 8 10 veld
Valdez (6 letters) 19 +10 21 +10 valdez
Delve (5 letters) 9 11 delve
Leaved (6 letters) 10 +1 12 +1 leaved
Calved (6 letters) 12 +3 15 +4 calved
Valved (6 letters) 13 +4 16 +5 adelvv
Beveled (7 letters) 13 +4 16 +5 beveled
Cleaved (7 letters) 13 +4 16 +5 cleaved
Leveled (7 letters) 11 +2 14 +3 leveled





     

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