Words Ending in IVE

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20 letter words
POLYPHILOPROGENITIVE​36
18 letter words
MYELOPROLIFERATIVE​31
17 letter words (10 words)
CONTRADISTINCTIVE​25
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE​27
ELECTROCONVULSIVE​27
IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE​28
MISREPRESENTATIVE​24
NEURODEGENERATIVE​22
NONREPRESENTATIVE​22
SUPERCONSERVATIVE​27
SUPERREGENERATIVE​23
ULTRACONSERVATIVE​25
16 letter words (17 words)
ANTIHYPERTENSIVE​27
ARCHCONSERVATIVE​29
COUNTERINCENTIVE​23
COUNTERINTUITIVE​21
COUNTEROFFENSIVE​27
HYPERCOMPETITIVE​33
MAGNETOSTRICTIVE​24
MECHANORECEPTIVE​30
NONCOMMUNICATIVE​27
OVERCONSERVATIVE​27
PHILOPROGENITIVE​27
SEMICONSERVATIVE​26
SEMIQUANTITATIVE​30
SUPERCOMPETITIVE​27
ULTRAPROGRESSIVE​22
UNREPRESENTATIVE​21
VASOCONSTRICTIVE​26
15 letter words (49 words)
ANTICOMPETITIVE​24
NEOCONSERVATIVE​23
PHOTOREFRACTIVE​28
RETROREFLECTIVE​23
INTERSUBJECTIVE​29
SUPERCONDUCTIVE​25
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE​28
ELECTRONEGATIVE​21
UNCOMMUNICATIVE​26
NONCONSERVATIVE​23
ANTIPROGRESSIVE​21
ANTISPECULATIVE​22
AUTODESTRUCTIVE​21
CHEMOPREVENTIVE​30
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE​28
COSIGNIFICATIVE​26
COUNTERADAPTIVE​23
DECONTAMINATIVE​23
DISASSIMILATIVE​21
ELECTROPOSITIVE​22
14 letter words (74 words)
ADMINISTRATIVE​20
REPRESENTATIVE​19
RECONSTRUCTIVE​21
REHABILITATIVE​22
TRANSFORMATIVE​22
INTERPRETATIVE​19
MULTIPLICATIVE​23
NONDESTRUCTIVE​20
IMMUNOREACTIVE​23
NONCOMMUTATIVE​23
HYPERSENSITIVE​25
PHOTOSENSITIVE​22
NONCOMPETITIVE​23
DISCRIMINATIVE​22
REDISTRIBUTIVE​20
PROPRIOCEPTIVE​25
NEUROCOGNITIVE​20
OVERPROTECTIVE​24
NONCOOPERATIVE​21
DECONSTRUCTIVE​22
13 letter words (139 words)
COMPREHENSIVE​25
COLLABORATIVE​20
INVESTIGATIVE​20
AUTHORITATIVE​19
RETROSPECTIVE​20
COMMEMORATIVE​24
POSTOPERATIVE​20
CONTRACEPTIVE​22
COMMUNICATIVE​24
CONTEMPLATIVE​22
INTROSPECTIVE​20
PROLIFERATIVE​21
ARGUMENTATIVE​19
DEMONSTRATIVE​19
PARTICIPATIVE​22
UNCOOPERATIVE​20
DETERMINATIVE​19
INTERROGATIVE​17
UNIMAGINATIVE​19
TRANSGRESSIVE​17
12 letter words (199 words)
CONSERVATIVE​20
QUANTITATIVE​24
REPRODUCTIVE​20
CONSTRUCTIVE​19
CONSULTATIVE​17
IRRESPECTIVE​19
INTERPRETIVE​17
ILLUSTRATIVE​15
PREVENTATIVE​20
APPRECIATIVE​21
DEGENERATIVE​17
MANIPULATIVE​19
PRESERVATIVE​20
PRESCRIPTIVE​21
CONSTITUTIVE​17
PREOPERATIVE​19
HYPERTENSIVE​23
DISTRIBUTIVE​18
INCONCLUSIVE​19
REGENERATIVE​16
11 letter words (269 words)
ALTERNATIVE​14
INTERACTIVE​16
COMPETITIVE​20
PERSPECTIVE​20
LEGISLATIVE​15
PROGRESSIVE​17
COOPERATIVE​18
PROSPECTIVE​20
COMPARATIVE​20
CONSECUTIVE​18
INFORMATIVE​19
INEXPENSIVE​23
DISTINCTIVE​17
QUALITATIVE​23
DESCRIPTIVE​19
AFFIRMATIVE​22
RADIOACTIVE​17
DESTRUCTIVE​17
SUBSTANTIVE​16
RESTRICTIVE​16
10 letter words (271 words)
RESPECTIVE​17
AUTOMOTIVE​15
INITIATIVE​13
INNOVATIVE​16
COLLECTIVE​17
ATTRACTIVE​15
PROTECTIVE​17
IMPRESSIVE​17
DECORATIVE​16
AGGRESSIVE​15
PRODUCTIVE​18
CUMULATIVE​17
SUBJECTIVE​24
SUPPORTIVE​17
DERIVATIVE​17
DEFINITIVE​17
RESPONSIVE​15
PREVENTIVE​18
REFLECTIVE​18
CORRECTIVE​17
9 letter words (206 words)
EFFECTIVE​20
EXECUTIVE​21
EXCLUSIVE​21
OBJECTIVE​23
EXTENSIVE​19
SENSITIVE​12
EXPENSIVE​21
INCLUSIVE​14
INTENSIVE​12
OFFENSIVE​18
DIRECTIVE​15
COGNITIVE​15
INCENTIVE​14
EXCESSIVE​21
NARRATIVE​12
SELECTIVE​14
DEFENSIVE​16
DETECTIVE​15
OPERATIVE​14
PRIMITIVE​16
8 letter words (110 words)
POSITIVE​13
CREATIVE​13
NEGATIVE​12
RELATIVE​11
ADAPTIVE​14
INACTIVE​13
ADHESIVE​15
ELECTIVE​13
INVASIVE​14
PUTATIVE​13
REACTIVE​13
PERCEIVE​15
ADDITIVE​13
DECISIVE​14
PUNITIVE​13
CONCEIVE​15
ABRASIVE​13
FUGITIVE​15
ADOPTIVE​14
COHESIVE​16
7 letter words (55 words)
ARCHIVE​15
RECEIVE​12
MASSIVE​12
SURVIVE​13
PASSIVE​12
FORGIVE​14
ABUSIVE​12
CAPTIVE​14
FESTIVE​13
ELUSIVE​10
BEEHIVE​15
DECEIVE​13
DEPRIVE​13
EVASIVE​13
CURSIVE​12
EMOTIVE​12
SKYDIVE​18
PENSIVE​12
MISSIVE​12
EROSIVE​10
6 letter words (29 words)
ACTIVE​11
NATIVE​9
ARRIVE​9
STRIVE​9
DERIVE​10
MOTIVE​11
THRIVE​12
REVIVE​12
VOTIVE​12
BELIVE​11
RELIVE​9
ENDIVE​10
DATIVE​10
GLAIVE​10
SCRIVE​11
BYLIVE​14
CRUIVE​11
ESSIVE​9
FIXIVE​19
MUSIVE​11
5 letter words (16 words)
DRIVE​9
ALIVE​8
OLIVE​8
NAIVE​8
WAIVE​11
SHIVE​11
CHIVE​13
KNIVE​12
SKIVE​12
SLIVE​8
BLIVE​10
NEIVE​8
OGIVE​9
REIVE​8
STIVE​8
SWIVE​11
4 letter words (10 words)
LIVE​7
GIVE​8
FIVE​10
DIVE​8
JIVE​14
HIVE​10
VIVE​10
RIVE​7
WIVE​10
CIVE​9


Because this search is very specific, it does not return a lot of words from our word finder – 1456 in fact.

These words that end with the letters IVE of all different lengths can be used in a game of Scrabble or Words With Friends but not all of the words here are playable in every game. If you want to check a word specifically for Scrabble you can use the Scrabble dictionary or you can select a dictionary using the form.

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Of all these words that end with the letters IVE, 156 start with the letter C, which makes having a C you best chance of making a word.

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