Strove

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Past tense of strive, meaning made a great or determined effort to achieve something.

“She strove to maintain her composure throughout the difficult hearing.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈstrɔʊv/

Related Words

Synonyms

struggledendeavouredlabouredtried attempted

Antonyms

surrenderedgave up

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains the ROVE sequence inside, no repeated letters make it a clean Wordle candidate

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points, the V adds value and STROVE is a less common verb form worth knowing

Words Related to Strove

Anagrams of Strove

Words that use exactly the same letters as “strove”.

stover troves voters

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “strove” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

stroke

Words you can make from Strove

Shorter words formed from the letters in “strove”.

orvet overs overt ovest roset rotes rotse roves rovet servo soter stero store stove tores torse torve trove verso verst verts voter votes eros

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