vie

Plural: vies

Verb

Verb Forms: vied, vying, vies

To compete eagerly with others to achieve something.
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
To rival (something), etc.
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
To stake; to wager.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Noun

A contest.

Examples

Her suitors were all vying for her attention.
Players often vie for control of the triple word score squares.

Origin / Etymology

Aphetic form of envy.

Synonyms

compete, contend, battle#Verb, compete#Verb, contest#Verb

Antonyms

;, concede, give in, give up, reconcile

Scrabble Score: 6

vie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

vie: valid Words With Friends Word