5 Letter Words Ending in VE (89 Words)

Common 5-letter words that end in VE

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

drive★9to urge or propel forward
leave★8to go away from
serve★8to work for
alive★8living
prove★10to establish the truth or validity of
grove★9a small forested area
solve★8to find the answer or explanation for
valve★11a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of…
curve★10the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
slave★8a person who is owned by someone
olive★8of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
grave★9death of a person
nerve★8any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
drove★9to urge or propel forward
brave★10showing courage
glove★9the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

89 of the 12,982 5-letter words end in VE (1%).
61 are good in NWL2023, 89 in Collins Scrabble Words, 61 in WOW24 and 61 in the Words With Friends list. 28 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, cezve scores the most (19), then chive and chave (13 each), then six words on 12.