Words Ending In IVE
Every valid English word that ends in IVE, grouped by word length.
936 words found
5-letter words
(11)6-letter words
(20)7-letter words
(43)
abusive
12
amative
12
amusive
12
archive
15
beehive
15
captive
14
codrive
13
connive
12
costive
12
cursive
12
deceive
13
deprive
13
elative
10
elusive
10
emotive
12
erosive
10
evasive
13
festive
13
fictive
15
forgive
14
furtive
13
jussive
17
khedive
18
massive
12
misgive
13
mislive
12
missive
12
outgive
11
outlive
10
passive
12
pensive
12
plosive
12
predive
13
receive
12
redrive
11
restive
10
skydive
18
stative
10
suasive
10
survive
13
tensive
10
tussive
10
unitive
10
8-letter words
(87)
ablative
13
abortive
13
abrasive
13
adaptive
14
additive
13
adhesive
15
adoptive
14
agentive
12
allusive
11
auditive
12
aversive
14
coactive
15
coderive
14
coercive
15
cohesive
16
conative
13
conceive
15
contrive
13
creative
13
crescive
15
curative
13
decisive
14
delusive
12
denotive
12
derisive
12
dilative
12
dilutive
12
divisive
15
donative
12
durative
12
eductive
14
effusive
17
egestive
12
ejective
20
elective
13
emissive
13
emulsive
13
enactive
13
erective
13
ergative
12
eruptive
13
evincive
16
exertive
18
fixative
21
fugitive
15
genitive
12
ideative
12
illative
11
illusive
11
inactive
13
incisive
13
infusive
14
invasive
14
laxative
18
lenitive
11
ligative
12
locative
13
misdrive
14
monitive
13
mutative
13
negative
12
nosedive
12
omissive
13
optative
13
orective
13
outdrive
12
overlive
14
perceive
15
plausive
13
positive
13
postdive
14
punitive
13
putative
13
reactive
13
relative
11
restrive
11
rotative
11
sanative
11
sedative
12
seducive
14
sorptive
13
sportive
13
tractive
13
vegetive
15
vocative
16
volitive
14
vomitive
16
9-letter words
(136)
acceptive
18
accretive
16
addictive
16
adductive
16
adjective
22
adjustive
20
admissive
15
advective
18
adventive
16
affective
20
agitative
13
ascensive
14
assertive
12
assuasive
12
attentive
12
bijective
23
bioactive
16
calmative
16
caressive
14
causative
14
cognitive
15
collusive
14
combative
18
conducive
17
corrasive
14
corrosive
14
deceptive
17
decretive
15
deductive
16
defective
18
defensive
16
depletive
15
detective
15
detersive
13
diffusive
19
digestive
14
directive
15
educative
15
effective
20
emanative
14
embracive
18
emulative
14
evocative
17
exceptive
23
excessive
21
exclusive
21
excursive
21
executive
21
expansive
21
expensive
21
expletive
21
explosive
21
expulsive
21
extensive
19
extortive
19
extrusive
19
exudative
20
factitive
17
forgetive
16
formative
17
fricative
17
gerundive
14
hortative
15
imitative
14
impactive
18
impassive
16
implosive
16
impulsive
16
incentive
14
inceptive
16
inclusive
14
inductive
15
infective
17
ingestive
13
injective
21
intensive
12
intrusive
12
intuitive
12
invective
17
inventive
15
inversive
15
irruptive
14
iterative
12
laudative
13
lucrative
14
mediative
15
narrative
12
nonnative
12
normative
14
nutritive
12
objective
23
obsessive
14
obtrusive
14
occlusive
16
offensive
18
operative
14
ostensive
12
overdrive
16
oxidative
20
partitive
14
pervasive
17
placative
16
plaintive
14
pollutive
14
portative
14
prelusive
14
primitive
16
privative
17
proactive
16
probative
16
promotive
16
purgative
15
purposive
16
radiative
13
receptive
16
recessive
14
reclusive
14
recursive
14
reductive
15
reflexive
22
rejective
21
repulsive
14
resistive
12
retentive
12
revulsive
15
seclusive
14
secretive
14
seductive
15
selective
14
sensitive
12
suffusive
18
summative
16
talkative
16
tentative
12
undeceive
15
violative
15
10-letter words
(163)
absolutive
15
absorptive
17
accusative
17
adjunctive
23
adsorptive
16
advocative
19
afflictive
21
aggressive
15
annotative
13
apperceive
19
appetitive
17
appointive
17
appositive
17
appraisive
17
ascriptive
17
assaultive
13
assumptive
17
attractive
15
automotive
15
capacitive
19
cogitative
16
collective
17
combustive
19
completive
19
compulsive
19
conceptive
19
concessive
17
conclusive
17
concoctive
19
concussive
17
conductive
18
congestive
16
connective
17
constative
15
consultive
15
contortive
15
convective
20
convulsive
18
copulative
17
corrective
17
corruptive
17
cumulative
17
cunctative
17
decorative
16
definitive
17
deflective
19
degressive
15
denotative
14
depressive
16
derivative
17
derogative
15
detonative
14
detractive
16
digressive
15
diminutive
16
discursive
16
dismissive
16
dispersive
16
disruptive
16
dissuasive
14
dominative
16
estimative
15
evacuative
18
evaluative
16
excitative
22
execrative
22
exhaustive
23
exhibitive
25
exploitive
22
expositive
22
expressive
22
extinctive
22
extractive
22
federative
17
figurative
17
generative
14
imperative
17
impressive
17
imputative
17
inchoative
18
incubative
17
indecisive
16
indicative
16
indurative
14
infinitive
16
inflective
18
inflictive
18
ingressive
14
inhibitive
18
initiative
13
injunctive
22
innovative
16
inspective
17
irrelative
13
irritative
13
lacerative
15
limitative
15
locomotive
17
meditative
16
mitigative
16
motivative
18
nominative
15
nonpassive
15
oppressive
17
overactive
18
palliative
15
pejorative
22
pendentive
16
perceptive
19
percussive
17
perfective
20
permeative
17
permissive
17
persuasive
15
perversive
18
possessive
15
preceptive
19
preclusive
17
predictive
18
preemptive
19
preventive
18
productive
18
projective
24
propulsive
17
protective
17
protensive
15
protrusive
15
recitative
15
reconceive
17
recreative
15
redemptive
18
reflective
18
refractive
18
regressive
14
regulative
14
renovative
16
reparative
15
repetitive
15
repressive
15
resorptive
15
respective
17
responsive
15
ruminative
15
separative
15
simulative
15
subjective
24
submissive
17
subversive
18
successive
17
suggestive
15
suppletive
17
supportive
17
surjective
22
susceptive
17
suspensive
15
tolerative
13
transitive
13
ulcerative
15
uncoercive
17
uncreative
15
vasoactive
18
vegetative
17
vindictive
19
11-letter words
(170)
abstractive
18
acetylative
19
acquisitive
25
adumbrative
19
adversative
18
affirmative
22
affricative
22
aggregative
17
alternative
14
antitussive
14
appellative
18
applicative
20
arbitrative
16
argumentive
17
associative
16
assortative
14
attributive
16
carminative
18
circulative
18
coextensive
23
colligative
17
combinative
20
commutative
20
comparative
20
competitive
20
compressive
20
conflictive
21
confutative
19
conjunctive
25
connotative
16
consecutive
18
consumptive
20
contractive
18
contrastive
16
cooperative
18
corporative
18
correlative
16
declarative
17
deformative
20
degradative
17
delineative
15
denigrative
16
descriptive
19
desiccative
19
designative
16
destructive
17
devastative
18
deverbative
20
diapositive
17
disjunctive
24
dispositive
17
dissipative
17
distinctive
17
distractive
17
duplicative
19
elaborative
16
eliminative
16
elucidative
17
enumerative
16
evaporative
19
exfoliative
24
exhortative
24
exonerative
21
expectative
25
explanative
23
explicative
25
explorative
23
facultative
19
germinative
17
gravitative
18
hyperactive
24
hypotensive
22
imaginative
17
implicative
20
inattentive
14
ineffective
22
inexpensive
23
informative
19
inoculative
16
inoffensive
20
inoperative
16
inquisitive
23
inscriptive
18
insensitive
14
insinuative
14
instigative
15
instinctive
16
instructive
16
integrative
15
interactive
16
irradiative
15
irreflexive
24
legislative
15
lubricative
18
maladaptive
19
meliorative
16
misconceive
20
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
obstructive
18
originative
15
penetrative
16
persecutive
18
personative
16
perspective
20
preadaptive
19
preconceive
20
predicative
19
preparative
18
prepositive
18
prerogative
17
presumptive
20
procreative
18
progressive
17
prohibitive
21
propagative
19
prospective
20
protractive
18
provocative
21
qualitative
23
radioactive
17
rebarbative
18
reeducative
17
reformative
19
reiterative
14
replicative
18
reprobative
18
restorative
14
restrictive
16
retaliative
14
retributive
16
retroactive
16
segregative
16
speculative
18
sporulative
16
stimulative
16
subcurative
18
subjunctive
25
substantive
16
subtractive
18
suffocative
22
superlative
16
suppressive
18
suppurative
18
syncopative
21
terminative
16
titillative
14
translative
14
unassertive
14
uncombative
20
underactive
17
uninventive
17
unobtrusive
16
unreceptive
18
unselective
16
vindicative
20
12-letter words
(125)
accelerative
19
accumulative
21
adjudicative
26
alliterative
15
ameliorative
17
anticreative
17
apperceptive
23
appreciative
21
apprehensive
22
articulative
17
asseverative
18
assimilative
17
augmentative
18
compensative
21
conciliative
19
consecrative
19
conservative
20
constitutive
17
constrictive
19
constructive
19
consultative
17
consummative
21
continuative
17
contributive
19
coordinative
18
decongestive
19
degenerative
17
deliberative
18
denominative
18
denunciative
18
depreciative
20
desiderative
17
disincentive
18
dissociative
18
distributive
18
ditransitive
16
exaggerative
24
excogitative
25
exhilarative
25
exploitative
24
facilitative
20
fermentative
20
hypertensive
23
illuminative
17
illustrative
15
imperceptive
23
imperfective
24
inconclusive
19
inexpressive
24
infiltrative
18
intellective
17
interdictive
18
interpretive
17
interruptive
17
intransitive
15
introversive
18
irrespective
19
irresponsive
17
maladjustive
25
manipulative
19
nonaddictive
19
nonassertive
15
noncognitive
18
noncombative
21
noncorrosive
17
nondeceptive
20
nondeductive
19
nondirective
18
noneffective
23
nonexclusive
24
nonexecutive
24
nonexplosive
24
nonimitative
17
noninductive
18
noninfective
20
nonintrusive
15
nonintuitive
15
nonnarrative
15
nonnormative
17
nonnutritive
15
nonobjective
26
nonoperative
17
nonpurposive
19
nonselective
17
nonsensitive
15
normotensive
17
obliterative
17
opinionative
17
performative
22
posteruptive
19
postpositive
19
precognitive
20
preoperative
19
prescriptive
21
presentative
17
preservative
20
preventative
20
proscriptive
21
psychoactive
27
putrefactive
22
quantitative
24
recuperative
19
regenerative
16
remunerative
17
renunciative
17
repercussive
19
reprehensive
20
reproductive
20
retrodictive
18
seronegative
16
seropositive
17
substitutive
17
supermassive
19
sustentative
15
transmissive
17
unaggressive
17
unattractive
17
unexpressive
24
unimpressive
19
unperceptive
21
unpersuasive
17
unproductive
20
unreflective
20
unresponsive
17
vituperative
20
13-letter words
(90)
accommodative
25
acculturative
20
agglomerative
20
agglutinative
18
anticorrosive
18
antinarrative
16
appropriative
22
approximative
29
argumentative
19
authoritative
19
collaborative
20
commemorative
24
commiserative
22
communicative
24
comprehensive
25
concentrative
20
confederative
22
configurative
22
contaminative
20
contemplative
22
contraceptive
22
corresponsive
20
corroborative
20
counteractive
20
demonstrative
19
deteriorative
17
determinative
19
exteroceptive
27
extrapolative
25
frequentative
28
gesticulative
19
hyperreactive
26
inconsecutive
20
incorporative
20
indistinctive
19
interoceptive
20
interpolative
18
interrogative
17
introgressive
17
introspective
20
investigative
20
justificative
28
nonabsorptive
20
nonaggressive
18
nonautomotive
18
nonconductive
21
noncumulative
20
nonderivative
20
nondiscursive
19
nondispersive
19
nondisruptive
19
nonevaluative
19
nonexploitive
25
nonfigurative
20
nonpermissive
20
nonproductive
21
nonresponsive
18
nonsubjective
27
overassertive
19
oversensitive
19
overtalkative
23
participative
22
photoemissive
23
photonegative
22
photopositive
23
postoperative
20
precipitative
22
prefigurative
22
premeditative
21
proliferative
21
ratiocinative
18
reciprocative
22
recriminative
20
reduplicative
21
reintegrative
17
remonstrative
18
resuscitative
18
retrogressive
17
retrospective
20
reverberative
21
significative
22
subordinative
19
transgressive
17
transmutative
18
uncompetitive
22
uncooperative
20
unimaginative
19
uninformative
21
uninstructive
18
unprogressive
19
14-letter words
(56)
administrative
20
anticonvulsive
22
antiderivative
21
antireflective
22
antisubversive
22
chemoreceptive
28
conglomerative
22
contrapositive
21
cryoprotective
26
deconstructive
22
disaggregative
21
discriminative
22
disintegrative
19
hypersensitive
25
immunoreactive
23
inappreciative
23
interoperative
19
interpretative
19
multiplicative
23
nonacquisitive
28
noncommutative
23
noncompetitive
23
nonconsecutive
21
nonconsumptive
23
noncooperative
21
nondescriptive
22
nondestructive
20
nondistinctive
20
noninteractive
19
nonprogressive
20
nonradioactive
20
nonrestrictive
19
nonretroactive
19
nonspeculative
21
overaggressive
22
overprotective
24
photoinductive
25
photooxidative
30
photoreceptive
26
photosensitive
22
proprioceptive
25
radiosensitive
18
reconstructive
21
redintegrative
19
redistributive
20
rehabilitative
22
representative
19
substantiative
19
supereffective
27
superexpensive
28
supersensitive
19
transformative
22
ultraexclusive
26
ultrasensitive
17
unappreciative
23
unconstructive
21
15-letter words
(26)
anticompetitive
24
antiprogressive
21
antispeculative
22
electronegative
21
electropositive
22
excommunicative
33
hyperaggressive
28
hyperresponsive
28
incommunicative
26
intersubjective
29
intussusceptive
22
neoconservative
23
nonconservative
23
nonconstructive
22
nonexploitative
27
nonquantitative
27
nonreproductive
23
overimaginative
24
phosphorylative
31
photoconductive
28
prognosticative
23
radioprotective
23
retroreflective
23
superconductive
25
uncommunicative
26
undemonstrative
21
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.