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Yes, serve is playable

...and is worth 9 points.

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"Serve" Definition

noun

Sports The right, manner, or act of serving in many court games.
A turn to serve .
The act or action of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games (as volleyball, badminton, or tennis).

idiom

Serve (someone) right To be deserved under the circumstances: Punish him; it will serve him right for what he has done to you.

phrasal-verb

Serve up Baseball To pitch (a ball) over the middle of home plate, where it is likely to be hit hard.

verb-intransitive

Sports To put a ball or shuttlecock into play, as in court games.
To act in a particular capacity: serve as a clerk.
To assist the celebrant during Mass.
To be employed as a servant.
To be of service or use; function: Let this incident serve as a reminder to future generations.

verb

To provide that benefit or help.
To put (the ball or shuttlecock) in play (as in tennis or badminton).
To wind yarn or wire tightly around (a rope or stay) for protection.
To copulate with.
To make legal service upon (a person named in a process).

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