Why Is Dived a Word?

Why Is Dived a Word?

The words dived and dove are interchangeable as a past tense and past participle of the verb dive. ... Dive is a regular verb whose past tense, since about 1300, has been dived. But in the 1800s, it suddenly gained an irregular past tense—dove.

When did dove become a word?

The first known use of dove was in the 13th century.

Is dived a word in Scrabble?

Yes, dived is in the scrabble dictionary.

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