leaven
VERBNOUN
/lɛvən/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
leaven is a valid 6-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1A1V4E1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does leaven mean?
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Cause to puff up with a leaven.
“unleavened bread”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something.
“his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER