Chive

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small plant related to the onion, with slender hollow leaves used as a herb.

“She snipped fresh chive over the baked potato for garnish.”

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Synonyms

chivesciveschnittlaugh

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Wordle

"Chive" uses 5 different letters, which makes it efficient for eliminating options. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.

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Words Related to Chive

Words one letter different

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chave cheve chide chile chime chine chivw chivy clive shive

Words you can make from Chive

Shorter words formed from the letters in “chive”.

chiv cive hevi hive vice

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