Alcove

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small recessed space set into a wall or opening off a larger room.

“She placed a reading chair in the alcove beside the fireplace.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈæl.kəʊv/

Syllables

al·cove

Related Words

Synonyms

nook

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Wordle

Vowel-rich with A, O, E, the V is the trickiest letter to guess

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points thanks to the V, takes an S hook cleanly for ALCOVES

Words Related to Alcove

Anagrams of Alcove

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

coeval

Words you can make from Alcove

Shorter words formed from the letters in “alcove”.

calve cavel clave clove laevo loave vocal acle alce alco alec aloe cave coal cola cole cove ecol eval lace lave leva love olea

Add a letter to make a longer word

7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “alcove”.

alcoved alcoves coevals

Longer words starting with Alcove

Words that begin with “alcove”.

alcoved alcoves

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