Yes, hive is playable
...and is worth 10 points.
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"Hive" Definition
noun
A colony of bees living in such a structure.
A place swarming with activity.
A structure for housing bees, especially honeybees.
A structure for housing a swarm of honeybees.
The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees.
verb
To enter or possess a hive.
To form a hive-like entity.
To store in a hive or similarly.
To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a collective body.
Move together in a hive or as if in a hive.
To gather into a hive; cause to enter a hive: as, to hive bees.
To stow, as in a place of deposit; lay up in store for future use or enjoyment.
To enter a hive; take to a hive, as bees; take shelter or lodgings together, in the manner of bees.
phrasal-verb
Hive off To set apart from a group: hived off the department into another division.
verb-transitive
To store (honey) in a hive.
To collect into a hive; to place in, or cause to enter, a hive.
To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.
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