Is Drive a Scrabble Word? Yes

Drive is a valid Scrabble word and can add up to 9 points when you play it. Breaking it down by letter, the D is worth 2 points, R is 1 point, I is also 1 point, V brings in 4 points, and E rounds it out with 1 point. So, when you're thinking about your next move and you have these letters, remember that drive can be a smart play to boost your score.

Definition for the word Drive.

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver (noun)
  "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
• the act of applying force to propel something (noun)
  "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) (noun)
  "he took the family for a drive in his new car"
• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically (verb)
  "He drives me mad"
• have certain properties when driven (verb)
  "My new truck drives well"
• move into a desired direction of discourse (verb)
• a road leading up to a private house (noun)
  "they parked in the driveway"
• cause to move back by force or influence (verb)
• strive and make an effort to reach a goal (verb)
• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun)
  "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
• a wide scenic road planted with trees (noun)
  "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views"
• travel or be transported in a vehicle (verb)
• proceed along in a vehicle (verb)
  "We drive the turnpike to work"
• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine (noun)
  "a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds"
• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire (noun)
• cause someone or something to move by driving (verb)
• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling (verb)
  "The amplifier drives the tube"
• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force (verb)
  "drive the ball far out into the field"
• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment (verb)
• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium (noun)
• excavate horizontally (verb)
  "drive a tunnel"
• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally (verb)
  "drive a ball"
• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground (verb)
  "drive the game"
• (hunting) search for game (verb)
  "drive the forest"
• move by being propelled by a force (verb)
• operate or control a vehicle (verb)
  "drive a car or bus"
• push, propel, or press with force (verb)
• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) (noun)
• strike with a driver, as in teeing off (verb)
  "drive a golf ball"
• the act of driving a herd of animals overland (noun)
• the trait of being highly motivated (noun)
  "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"
• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly (verb)
  "She is driven by her passion"
• urge forward (verb)
  "drive the cows into the barn"
• work as a driver (verb)
  "He drives a bread truck"

Scrabble Point Value of Drive: 9 Points

Words with Friends Point Value of Drive: 10 Points

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