HEAVES — Scrabble Check: HEAVES
✓ Valid Scrabble Word
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HEAVES scores 12 points (base, without multipliers).
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noun
1
An effort to raise something, such as a weight or one's own body, or to move something heavy.
2
An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, etc.
3
A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode, taking place at an intersection with another lode.
4
The measure of extent to which a nautical vessel goes up and down in a short period of time. Compare pitch.
verb
1
To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
We heaved the chest-of-drawers on to the second-floor landing.
2
To throw, cast.
The cap'n hove the body overboard.
3
To rise and fall.
Her chest heaved with emotion.
4
To utter with effort.
She heaved a sigh and stared out of the window.
noun
1
A period of retching.
I have the dry heaves, I rather just throw up and get it over with.
2
A disease of horses characterized by coughing and difficult breathing; broken wind.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heave
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is HEAVES allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, HEAVES is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is HEAVES worth in Scrabble?
HEAVES is worth 12 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.