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Words Ending In IVE

Every valid English word that ends in IVE, grouped by word length.

1,396 words found

9-letter words

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acceptive 18 accretive 16 addictive 16 adductive 16 adjective 22 adjustive 20 admissive 15 advective 18 adventive 16 affective 20 agitative 13 aperitive 14 UK arrestive 12 UK ascensive 14 aspersive 14 UK assentive 12 UK assertive 12 assistive 12 UK assuasive 12 attentive 12 attuitive 12 UK bijective 23 bioactive 16 calmative 16 caressive 14 causative 14 cognitive 15 collative 14 UK collusive 14 combative 18 conducive 17 connexive 21 UK connotive 14 UK contusive 14 UK corrasive 14 corrosive 14 curvative 17 UK deceptive 17 decoctive 17 UK decretive 15 decursive 15 UK deductive 16 defective 18 defensive 16 demissive 15 UK depictive 17 UK depletive 15 detective 15 detersive 13 diffusive 19 digestive 14 directive 15 divertive 16 UK divorcive 18 UK divulsive 16 UK dormitive 15 UK educative 15 effective 20 emanative 14 embracive 18 emulative 14 enhancive 17 UK evocative 17 evolutive 15 UK exceptive 23 excessive 21 exclusive 21 excretive 21 UK excursive 21 executive 21 expansive 21 expensive 21 expletive 21 explosive 21 expulsive 21 extensive 19 extorsive 19 UK extortive 19 extrusive 19 exudative 20 factitive 17 forgetive 16 formative 17 fortyfive 21 UK fricative 17 gemmative 17 UK gerundive 14 gestative 13 UK gustative 13 UK hortative 15 humective 19 UK imitative 14 immersive 16 UK impactive 18 impassive 16 implosive 16 impulsive 16 incentive 14 inceptive 16 inclusive 14 incursive 14 UK inductive 15 infective 17 inflative 15 UK ingestive 13 injective 21 intensive 12 intentive 12 UK intrusive 12 intuitive 12 invective 17 inventive 15 inversive 15 irruptive 14 isolative 12 UK iterative 12 lambitive 16 UK laudative 13 lucrative 14 mediative 15 narrative 12 nonactive 14 UK nonnative 12 normative 14 nutritive 12 objective 23 obsessive 14 obtrusive 14 occlusive 16 offensive 18 olfactive 17 UK operative 14 ostensive 12 overdrive 16 oxidative 20 partitive 14 perfusive 17 UK pervasive 17 placative 16 plaintive 14 pollutive 14 portative 14 precative 16 UK precisive 16 UK predative 15 UK prelusive 14 primitive 16 privative 17 proactive 16 probative 16 profusive 17 UK prolative 14 UK promotive 16 pulsative 14 UK purgative 15 purposive 16 quotative 21 UK radiative 13 receptive 16 recessive 14 reclusive 14 recursive 14 reductive 15 reflexive 22 rejective 21 remissive 14 UK repulsive 14 resentive 12 UK resistive 12 retentive 12 retortive 12 UK revertive 15 UK revulsive 15 seclusive 14 secretive 14 seductive 15 selective 14 sensitive 12 siccative 16 UK sociative 14 UK spoilfive 17 UK subsecive 16 UK suffusive 18 summative 16 superhive 17 UK talkative 16 tentative 12 traditive 13 UK undeceive 15 urinative 12 UK variative 15 UK vibrative 17 UK violative 15 writative 15 UK

10-letter words

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abreactive 17 UK abrogative 16 UK absolutive 15 absorptive 17 abstersive 15 UK accusative 17 adaptative 16 UK adequative 23 UK adjunctive 23 admirative 16 UK admonitive 16 UK adsorptive 16 advocative 19 affinitive 19 UK afflictive 21 affrontive 19 UK aggressive 15 alterative 13 UK ampliative 17 UK annotative 13 apperceive 19 appetitive 17 applausive 17 UK appointive 17 appositive 17 appraisive 17 arrogative 14 UK ascriptive 17 assaultive 13 assumptive 17 astrictive 15 UK attractive 15 automotive 15 babblative 19 UK capacitive 19 capitative 17 UK cogitative 16 cohibitive 20 UK collective 17 combustive 19 comitative 17 UK completive 19 compulsive 19 conceptive 19 concessive 17 conclusive 17 concoctive 19 concretive 17 UK concussive 17 conductive 18 congestive 16 connective 17 constative 15 consultive 15 contortive 15 convective 20 convictive 20 UK convulsive 18 cooptative 17 UK copulative 17 corelative 15 UK corrective 17 corruptive 17 cumulative 17 cunctative 17 decorative 16 dedicative 17 UK definitive 17 deflective 19 defunctive 19 UK degressive 15 denotative 14 depositive 16 UK depressive 16 depurative 16 UK derivative 17 derogative 15 detonative 14 detractive 16 digressive 15 diminutive 16 discretive 16 UK discursive 16 discussive 16 UK dismissive 16 dispersive 16 disruptive 16 dissective 16 UK dissuasive 14 distensive 14 UK distortive 14 UK dominative 16 dubitative 16 UK enervative 16 UK entitative 13 UK estimative 15 evacuative 18 evaluative 16 excitative 22 execrative 22 exhaustive 23 exhibitive 25 expeditive 23 UK exploitive 22 expositive 22 expressive 22 extinctive 22 extractive 22 federative 17 fermentive 18 UK figurative 17 gainstrive 14 UK generative 14 hebetative 18 UK hesitative 16 UK impeditive 18 UK imperative 17 impressive 17 imputative 17 inadaptive 16 UK inchoative 18 incitative 15 UK incohesive 18 UK incubative 17 indagative 15 UK indecisive 16 indicative 16 indurative 14 infinitive 16 inflective 18 inflictive 18 ingressive 14 inhibitive 18 initiative 13 injunctive 22 innovative 16 inspective 17 insulative 13 UK invocative 18 UK irrelative 13 irrigative 14 UK irritative 13 judicative 23 UK lacerative 15 limitative 15 litigative 14 UK locomotive 17 lustrative 13 UK macerative 17 UK maturative 15 UK medicative 18 UK meditative 16 memorative 17 UK microdrive 18 UK mitigative 16 modulative 16 UK motivative 18 mutilative 15 UK neglective 16 UK nominative 15 nonabusive 15 UK nonpassive 15 obvolutive 18 UK occupative 19 UK oppilative 17 UK oppositive 17 UK oppressive 17 overactive 18 palliative 15 peculative 17 UK pejorative 22 pendentive 16 perceptive 19 percussive 17 perfective 20 permeative 17 permissive 17 persistive 15 UK persuasive 15 perversive 18 possessive 15 preceptive 19 preclusive 17 precursive 17 UK predictive 18 preemptive 19 prehensive 18 UK presentive 15 UK preventive 18 productive 18 projective 24 promissive 17 UK propulsive 17 protective 17 protensive 15 protrusive 15 quantitive 22 UK recitative 15 reconceive 17 recreative 15 redemptive 18 redressive 14 UK reflective 18 refractive 18 refutative 16 UK regressive 14 regulative 14 relaxative 20 UK renovative 16 reparative 15 repetitive 15 repressive 15 reputative 15 UK resolutive 13 UK resorptive 15 respective 17 responsive 15 resumptive 17 UK retractive 15 UK revelative 16 UK ruminative 15 semblative 17 UK separative 15 similative 15 UK simulative 15 somniative 15 UK splenative 15 UK spoliative 15 UK subjective 24 submissive 17 subreptive 17 UK subsultive 15 UK subversive 18 successive 17 succussive 17 UK suggestive 15 suppletive 17 supportive 17 surjective 22 susceptive 17 suspensive 15 sustentive 13 UK tempestive 17 UK tolerative 13 tonalitive 13 UK traductive 16 UK transitive 13 ulcerative 15 uncoercive 17 uncreative 15 undecisive 16 UK underdrive 15 UK unplausive 15 UK unreactive 15 UK unrelative 13 UK usurpative 15 UK vasoactive 18 vegetative 17 vindictive 19 visitative 16 UK waterdrive 17 UK

11-letter words

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abstractive 18 acetylative 19 acquisitive 25 adumbrative 19 adversative 18 affiliative 20 UK affirmative 22 affricative 22 aggregative 17 alleviative 17 UK altercative 16 UK alternative 14 antitussive 14 appellative 18 applicative 20 approbative 20 UK arbitrative 16 argumentive 17 associative 16 assortative 14 attestative 14 UK attributive 16 benedictive 19 UK benefactive 21 UK bisociative 18 UK calculative 18 UK calefactive 21 UK carminative 18 celebrative 18 UK circulative 18 coadunative 17 UK coagulative 17 UK coextensive 23 cohortative 19 UK colligative 17 combinative 20 comminative 20 UK commutative 20 comparative 20 competitive 20 compositive 20 UK compressive 20 computative 20 UK conflictive 21 confutative 19 conjugative 24 UK conjunctive 25 connotative 16 consecutive 18 consumptive 20 contractive 18 contrastive 16 cooperative 18 corporative 18 correlative 16 crepitative 18 UK criminative 18 UK declarative 17 defensative 18 UK deformative 20 deglutitive 16 UK degradative 17 dehortative 18 UK delineative 15 demarcative 19 UK denigrative 16 deprecative 19 UK deprivative 20 UK descriptive 19 desiccative 19 designative 16 destructive 17 devastative 18 deverbative 20 diapositive 17 diffractive 23 UK discerptive 19 UK discoursive 17 UK disillusive 15 UK disjunctive 24 dispositive 17 disputative 17 UK disquietive 24 UK dissipative 17 dissolutive 15 UK distinctive 17 distractive 17 duplicative 19 ejaculative 23 UK elaborative 16 eliminative 16 elucidative 17 enumerative 16 enunciative 16 UK eradicative 17 UK evaporative 19 exclamative 25 UK exfoliative 24 exhortative 24 exonerative 21 expatiative 23 UK expectative 25 explanative 23 explicative 25 explorative 23 exsiccative 25 UK extenuative 21 UK extirpative 23 UK fabricative 21 UK facultative 19 germinative 17 granulative 15 UK gravitative 18 humiliative 19 UK hyperactive 24 hypotensive 22 imaginative 17 impetrative 18 UK implicative 20 improbative 20 UK inattentive 14 inculcative 18 UK indigestive 16 UK ineffective 22 inexpensive 23 informative 19 inobtrusive 16 UK inoculative 16 inoffensive 20 inoperative 16 inquisitive 23 inscriptive 18 insensitive 14 insinuative 14 inspirative 16 UK instigative 15 instinctive 16 institutive 14 UK instructive 16 integrative 15 intensative 14 UK intensitive 14 UK interactive 16 internecive 16 UK investitive 17 UK irradiative 15 irreceptive 18 UK irreflexive 24 irremissive 16 UK irretentive 14 UK legislative 15 lubricative 18 maladaptive 19 maledictive 19 UK meliorative 16 mensurative 16 UK misconceive 20 miscreative 18 UK misperceive 20 neuroactive 16 nociceptive 20 nonabrasive 16 nonadaptive 17 nonadditive 16 nonadhesive 18 noncoercive 18 noncreative 16 nonelective 16 noninvasive 17 nonnegative 15 nonpunitive 16 nonreactive 16 nonrelative 14 nuncupative 18 objurgative 24 UK observative 19 UK obstructive 18 originative 15 oscillative 16 UK penetrative 16 perforative 19 UK persecutive 18 personative 16 perspective 20 photoactive 21 UK preadaptive 19 preconceive 20 predicative 19 premonitive 18 UK preparative 18 prepositive 18 prerogative 17 presumptive 20 preteritive 16 UK procreative 18 progenitive 17 UK progressive 17 prohibitive 21 propagative 19 prospective 20 protractive 18 provocative 21 punctuative 18 UK qualitative 23 radioactive 17 rarefactive 19 UK rebarbative 18 recognitive 17 UK reeducative 17 reformative 19 reiterative 14 replicative 18 reprobative 18 repudiative 17 UK restitutive 14 UK restorative 14 restrictive 16 resultative 14 UK retaliative 14 retardative 15 UK retributive 16 retroactive 16 segregative 16 speculative 18 sporulative 16 stimulative 16 subcurative 18 subdivisive 20 UK subjunctive 25 subornative 16 UK substantive 16 substrative 16 UK subsumptive 20 UK subtractive 18 suffocative 22 superactive 18 UK superlative 16 suppositive 18 UK suppressive 18 suppurative 18 syncopative 21 temperative 18 UK terminative 16 terremotive 16 UK titillative 14 transfusive 17 UK translative 14 unassertive 14 unattentive 14 UK uncombative 20 unconducive 19 UK underactive 17 unexclusive 23 UK unexpensive 23 UK uninventive 17 unobtrusive 16 unoffensive 20 UK unoperative 16 UK unreceptive 18 unretentive 14 UK unselective 16 unsensitive 14 UK ventilative 17 UK vindicative 20 vivisective 22 UK voluntative 17 UK

12-letter words

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accelerative 19 accumulative 21 adjudicative 26 alimentative 17 UK alliterative 15 amalgamative 20 UK ameliorative 17 annihilative 18 UK annunciative 17 UK anticipative 19 UK anticreative 17 apperceptive 23 appreciative 21 apprehensive 22 articulative 17 asseverative 18 assimilative 17 augmentative 18 auscultative 17 UK capacitative 21 UK colliquative 26 UK commentative 21 UK compellative 21 UK compensative 21 complicative 23 UK compulsative 21 UK conciliative 19 confirmative 22 UK congregative 19 UK consecrative 19 conservative 20 constitutive 17 constrictive 19 constructive 19 consultative 17 consummative 21 continuative 17 contributive 19 conversative 20 UK coordinative 18 debilitative 18 UK decongestive 19 degenerative 17 deliberative 18 delimitative 18 UK denominative 18 denunciative 18 deoppilative 20 UK depreciative 20 desiderative 17 desquamative 27 UK disincentive 18 dispensative 18 UK disquisitive 25 UK dissertative 16 UK dissociative 18 distributive 18 disturbative 18 UK ditransitive 16 edulcorative 18 UK emancipative 21 UK emasculative 19 UK exaggerative 24 exasperative 24 UK excogitative 25 exhilarative 25 exhilirative 25 UK exploitative 24 extraversive 25 UK extroversive 25 UK facilitative 20 fermentative 20 fibrillative 20 UK habilitative 20 UK hypertensive 23 illuminative 17 illustrative 15 imperceptive 23 imperfective 24 incogitative 18 UK inconclusive 19 incorruptive 19 UK incrassative 17 UK inexhaustive 25 UK inexpressive 24 infiltrative 18 insusceptive 19 UK intellective 17 intempestive 19 UK interceptive 19 UK interdictive 18 intermissive 17 UK interpretive 17 interruptive 17 intoxicative 24 UK intransitive 15 introductive 18 UK intromissive 17 UK introversive 18 introvertive 18 UK invigorative 19 UK irreflective 20 UK irrespective 19 irresponsive 17 jurisdictive 25 UK liquefactive 29 UK maladjustive 25 manipulative 19 ministrative 17 UK modificative 23 UK nomenclative 19 UK nonaddictive 19 nonassertive 15 noncognitive 18 noncombative 21 noncorrosive 17 nondeceptive 20 nondeductive 19 nondirective 18 noneffective 23 nonexclusive 24 nonexecutive 24 nonexplosive 24 nonfricative 20 UK nonimitative 17 noninclusive 17 UK noninductive 18 noninfective 20 nonintrusive 15 nonintuitive 15 nonnarrative 15 nonnormative 17 nonnutritive 15 nonobjective 26 nonoperative 17 nonpurposive 19 nonretentive 15 UK nonselective 17 nonsensitive 15 nontalkative 19 UK normotensive 17 obliterative 17 opinionative 17 performative 22 perturbative 19 UK petrifactive 22 UK posteruptive 19 postpositive 19 precognitive 20 preformative 22 UK preoperative 19 prescriptive 21 presentative 17 preservative 20 preventative 20 propitiative 19 UK proscriptive 21 psychoactive 27 purificative 22 UK putrefactive 22 quantitative 24 quidditative 26 UK recollective 19 UK recuperative 19 regenerative 16 rejuvenative 25 UK remunerative 17 renunciative 17 repercussive 19 reprehensive 20 reproductive 20 resurrective 17 UK retrocessive 17 UK retrodictive 18 retropulsive 17 UK seronegative 16 seropositive 17 sternutative 15 UK stupefactive 22 UK subscriptive 21 UK substitutive 17 supermassive 19 sustentative 15 transmissive 17 transportive 17 UK transumptive 19 UK unaggressive 17 unapplausive 19 UK unattractive 17 unconclusive 19 UK unexpressive 24 unimpressive 19 unoppressive 19 UK unperceptive 21 unpersuasive 17 unproductive 20 unreflective 20 unrespective 19 UK unresponsive 17 unsubmissive 19 UK unsuccessive 19 UK verificative 23 UK vituperative 20

13-letter words

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accommodative 25 acculturative 20 agglomerative 20 agglutinative 18 anticorrosive 18 antinarrative 16 appropriative 22 approximative 29 argumentative 19 authoritative 19 circumventive 25 UK collaborative 20 commemorative 24 commiserative 22 communicative 24 comprehensive 25 concentrative 20 confederative 22 configurative 22 confrontative 21 UK considerative 19 UK consolidative 19 UK contaminative 20 contemplative 22 contraceptive 22 contradictive 21 UK corresponsive 20 corroborative 20 counteractive 20 decompressive 23 UK demonstrative 19 deteriorative 17 determinative 19 disseminative 19 UK dissimilative 19 UK dissimulative 19 UK electromotive 20 UK expectorative 27 UK expostulative 25 UK exterminative 25 UK exteroceptive 27 extrapolative 25 frequentative 28 gesticulative 19 hallucinative 21 UK hyperreactive 26 hyposensitive 24 UK inconsecutive 20 incorporative 20 indistinctive 19 instantiative 16 UK insuppressive 20 UK intercalative 18 UK interoceptive 20 interpolative 18 interrogative 17 introgressive 17 introspective 20 investigative 20 justificative 28 magnetomotive 21 UK manifestative 21 UK mundificative 24 UK necessitative 18 UK nonabsorptive 20 nonaggressive 18 nonautomotive 18 nonconclusive 20 UK nonconductive 21 noncumulative 20 nonderivative 20 nondiscursive 19 nondispersive 19 nondisruptive 19 nonevaluative 19 nonexploitive 25 nonfigurative 20 nongenerative 17 UK nonpermissive 20 nonproductive 21 nonprotective 20 UK nonresponsive 18 nonsubjective 27 nonsubmissive 20 UK nonsuccessive 20 UK overassertive 19 overattentive 19 UK overdefensive 23 UK oversensitive 19 overtalkative 23 participative 22 perseverative 21 UK photoemissive 23 photonegative 22 photopositive 23 postoperative 20 precipitative 22 prefigurative 22 prejudicative 28 UK premeditative 21 primogenitive 21 UK proliferative 21 qualificative 30 UK ratiocinative 18 reciprocative 22 recriminative 20 reduplicative 21 refrigerative 20 UK regurgitative 18 UK reintegrative 17 remonstrative 18 resuscitative 18 retrogressive 17 retrospective 20 reverberative 21 significative 22 subindicative 21 UK subordinative 19 transcriptive 20 UK transgressive 17 transmutative 18 transpositive 18 UK uncompetitive 22 unconjunctive 27 UK uncooperative 20 undistinctive 19 UK unimaginative 19 uninformative 21 uninquisitive 25 UK uninstructive 18 unobstructive 20 UK unprogressive 19 unprovocative 23 UK unspeculative 20 UK

English Words Ending In IVE

Suffixes and word endings are key to building longer words in games like Scrabble. Knowing common word endings like -IVE (such as -TION, -ABLE, -MENT, and -NESS) allows you to easily extend existing base words on the board.

For example, adding -ED or -ING to a verb can turn a 4-letter word into a 6 or 7-letter word, opening up new scoring opportunities and hitting premium tiles that were previously out of reach.

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