Delves

6 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular of delve, meaning to dig or investigate deeply.

“The documentary delves into the origins of the city's most famous buildings.”

Related Words

Synonyms

investigatesexploresdigs

Word Game Tips

🟩

Wordle

The LVE cluster is rare in Wordle-length words and can reveal useful positional information

🔤

Scrabble

V scores 4 points and the S extension of delve adds one more, totalling a clean 13 points

Words Related to Delves

Words one letter different

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

delies delved helves pelves selves

Words you can make from Delves

Shorter words formed from the letters in “delves”.

deles delve devel elves leeds lesed velds dees dele dels deve devs eels elds elev else elve eves lede leds leed lees seed seel

Explore Similar Words

6-letter words starting with D 6-letter words ending with S All 6-letter words 5-letter words 7-letter words All word lists

Try These Tools

Anagram Solver Scrabble Helper Crossword Solver Spelling Bee Solver

Dictionary References

Look up delves in an authoritative dictionary for full definitions, pronunciation, and etymology.

Cambridge Dictionary Merriam-Webster

Download Word Challenge for unlimited word puzzles, a fresh Daily Challenge, and head-to-head multiplayer. Guess the hidden word in six tries or fewer!

Download Free