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Yes, receive is playable

...and is worth 14 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Receive" Definition

verb-intransitive

Electronics To convert incoming electromagnetic waves into visible or audible signals.
Football To catch or take possession of a kicked ball.
To acquire or get something; be a recipient.
To admit or welcome guests or visitors: The couple are not receiving this winter.
To partake of the Eucharist.

verb-transitive

To admit: receive new members.
To bear the weight or force of; support: The beams receive the full weight of the walls and roof.
To greet or welcome: receive guests.
To have (a title, for example) bestowed on oneself.
To have inflicted or imposed on oneself: receive a penalty.

verb

To come into possession of .
To act as a or container for .
To through the mind or senses .
To permit to enter .
To react to in a specified manner.

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