leaven
/lɛvən/
verbnoun
6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
NOUNCause to puff up with a leaven.
“unleavened bread”
1
An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something.
“his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor”
2
A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
WORD FORMS
Starts withL
Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineavenlay
Starts & ends withL … N
Syllablesleav · en
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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