7 Letters
3 Consonants
4 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use relieve as a verb in a sentence.
About Relieve
A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters e, i, l, r, and v, 3 consonants, 4 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter i. Relieve starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters r, re, rel, reli, relie, and the ending characters are e, ve, eve, ieve, lieve, ..
Definition
Provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
Origin/Roots
Old French
School Grade
Relieve is set as a grade six word that starts with r, ends with e, 2 syllables, 4 vowels and 7 letters.
Scrabble
Is relieve a scrabble word? A 10 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Relieve in Pig Latin is said as "elieveray or elieverway".
Unigram
r | e | l | i | e | v | e
Bigram
re | el | li | ie | ev | ve
Trigram
rel | eli | lie | iev | eve
Quadrigram
reli | elie | liev | ieve
Word Gram
Verb Examples
provide physical relief, as from pain;
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
provide relief for;
"remedy his illness"
alleviate or remove;
"relieve the pressure and the stress"
grant exemption or release to;
"Please excuse me from this class"
relieve oneself of troubling information
lessen the intensity of or calm;
"The news eased my conscience";
"still the fears"
take by stealing;
"The thief relieved me of $100"
free from a burden, evil, or distress
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to;
"She exempted me from the exam"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Relieve"

There are 540 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 relieve.

SynonymDefinition
Abatebecome less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated"
"The rain let up after a few hours"
Abbreviateshorten
"Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''"
Abetassist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Abridgereduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Absolvelet off the hook
"I absolve you from this responsibility"
Absorbcause to become one with
"The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
Act For
Adjust To
Administergive or apply (medications)
Affectthe conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

View all cognitive synonyms for Relieve

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from relieve.

Anagram Definition
Relieveprovide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"

View English words with the unique letters used in relieve. Words With The Letters Eilrv

Derives

Relieve derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Alleviantremedy that alleviates pain without curing
Alleviationthe act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
Alleviatorremedy that alleviates pain without curing
Assuagementthe feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
"as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
Easingthe act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
Palliationto act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
Palliativeremedy that alleviates pain without curing
Reliefthe act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"

Hypernyms

Relieve has 5 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Ameliorateget better
"The weather improved toward evening"
Amendset straight or right
"remedy these deficiencies"
"rectify the inequities in salaries"
"repair an oversight"
Betterthe superior one of two alternatives
"chose the better of the two"
Improveget better
"The weather improved toward evening"
Meliorateget better
"The weather improved toward evening"

Hyponyms

There are 3 hyponyms for relieve

Word Definition
Comfortthe act of consoling;
giving relief in affliction;
"his presence was a consolation to her"
Easefreedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility);
"took his repose by the swimming pool"
Soothecause to feel better;
"the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

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 relieve.

Is relieve a scrabble word or can you use relieve in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 168430 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 193431 games. This 7 letter 10 point scrabble word can be rearranged 840 ways. What other words can be made with the letters e, i, l, r, and v? There's 49 with 9 letters or less with the letters e, i, l, r, and v. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Delivery (8 letters) 15 +5 16 +4 delivery
Reveille (8 letters) 11 +1 14 +2 reveille
Livery (6 letters) 12 +2 13 +1 verily
Devilry (7 letters) 14 +4 15 +3 devilry
Revival (7 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 revival
Devil Ray (9 letters)
Clavier (7 letters) 12 +2 15 +3 clavier
Lavaliere (9 letters) 12 +2 15 +3 lavaliere
Lavalier (8 letters) 11 +1 14 +2 lavalier
Red Devil (9 letters)
Liver (5 letters) 8 10 eilrv
Drivel (6 letters) 10 12 drivel
Variable (8 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 aabeilrv
Adverbial (9 letters) 15 +5 18 +6 adverbial
Believer (8 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 believer
Cavalier (8 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 cavalier
Daredevil (9 letters) 14 +4 16 +4 daredevil
Deliverer (9 letters) 13 +3 15 +3 deliverer
Driveller (9 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 driveller
Live Wire (9 letters)
Caviller (8 letters) 13 +3 17 +5 caviller
Caviler (7 letters) 12 +2 15 +3 clavier
Reliever (8 letters) 11 +1 13 +1 reliever
Diervilla (9 letters) 13 +3 16 +4 diervilla
Varicella (9 letters) 14 +4 18 +6 varicella





     

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