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SURVIVES

8 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

SURVIVES is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

SURVIVES root SURVIVE-s

verb
  1. intransitiveOf a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
    • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived.
  2. intransitiveOf an object or concept, to continue to exist.
    • This town has been hit by two hurricanes, but it survives.
  3. transitiveTo live past (a life-threatening event)
    • Whether by a miracle or by good luck, all twenty passengers survived the crash.
    • He did not survive the accident.
    • This house has survived two hurricanes.
  4. transitiveTo live longer than (someone); to outlive (someone or something); to outlast (something).
    • his children survived him; he was survived by his children
  5. intransitiveTo be a victim of nonfatal but substantial harm and nonetheless to display the strength to heal; especially, after a crime or an illness, especially sexual or physical abuse or assault, cancer, or a natural disaster.
    • I just know you'll get through this, because that's what survivors like you do: they not only survive but thrive.
  6. intransitiveOf a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.
    • They narrowly survived, but the heat is on.