Words Ending In IVE

There are over 1.5K words that end with IVE in English. From 4-letter words to long entries, find every word ending in IVE grouped by length, each one playable in Scrabble, Wordle, and WWF. You can also see five letter words ending in IVE.

4-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 4-letter IVE-words:

five

give

dive

cive

hive

jive

live

rive

vive

wive

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5-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 5-letter IVE-words:

drive

alive

olive

blive

chive

knive

naive

neive

ogive

reive

shive

skive

slive

stive

swive

waive

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6-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 6-letter IVE-words:

active

native

arrive

derive

motive

bylive

cruive

endive

essive

fixive

glaive

scrive

shrive

solive

strive

unhive

unlive

unwive

updive

visive

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7-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 7-letter IVE-words:

receive

massive

survive

passive

captive

8-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 8-letter IVE-words:

positive

negative

relative

creative

decisive

reactive

perceive

additive

adaptive

abortive

contrive

deletive

divisive

egestive

fixative

infusive

misdrive

rotative

seducive

unnative

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209

9-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 9-letter IVE-words:

effective

extensive

expensive

executive

objective

offensive

defensive

sensitive

narrative

exclusive

cognitive

primitive

excessive

explosive

selective

intensive

adjective

recursive

lucrative

incentive

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278

10-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 10-letter IVE-words:

respective

collective

attractive

aggressive

derivative

successive

productive

initiative

protective

innovative

subjective

impressive

decorative

definitive

reflective

detonative

dissective

lustrative

obligative

suspensive

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275

11-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 11-letter IVE-words:

alternative

perspective

distinctive

competitive

consecutive

radioactive

legislative

progressive

inexpensive

interactive

ineffective

comparative

destructive

cooperative

descriptive

benedictive

bisociative

castigative

circulative

unreceptive

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204

12-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 12-letter IVE-words:

conservative

reproductive

quantitative

assimilative

auscultative

conversative

denominative

dispensative

distributive

excogitative

intempestive

intransitive

introvertive

irrespective

noncorrosive

nonoperative

regenerative

renunciative

retrocessive

unrespective

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147

13-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 13-letter IVE-words:

comprehensive

authoritative

agglutinative

approximative

circumventive

commiserative

contaminative

exteroceptive

hallucinative

hyperreactive

impredicative

introgressive

investigative

justificative

nonconclusive

nondisruptive

nonreflective

nontransitive

photopositive

unprogressive

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14-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 14-letter IVE-words:

administrative

representative

anticonvulsive

antireflective

autosuggestive

cryoprotective

immunoreactive

nonacquisitive

nonrestrictive

nonspeculative

overprotective

precompetitive

predestinative

proprioceptive

recapitulative

reconstructive

rehabilitative

supereffective

supererogative

unremunerative

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15-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 15-letter IVE-words:

antiprogressive

chemopreventive

counteradaptive

decontaminative

disassimilative

electronegative

electropositive

exemplificative

intersubjective

intussusceptive

nonconstructive

nonpsychoactive

overimaginative

photorefractive

radioprotective

retroreflective

schizoaffective

uncommunicative

uncomprehensive

undemonstrative

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1,461 Common Words Ending in IVE

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What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that ends with IVE?

40 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that ends with IVE is schizoaffective with a total of 40 points.

S 1

C 3

H 4

I 1

Z 10

O 1

A 1

F 4

E 1

C 3

T 1

I 1

V 4

E 1

adjective 1. characterized by or exhibiting symptoms of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder such as bipolar disorder or depression

Words that end with IVE are commonly used for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. You can also find a list of all words that start with IVE and words that end in IVE. Try our five letter words ending with IVE page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver to quickly find the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words That End In IVE

How many words ending with IVE are in the English dictionary?

There are 1,461 words in the English dictionary that end with IVE, and most of them are 10 letters long (278 words of that length).
What's the longest word ending in IVE?

The longest word ending in IVE is "electropositive" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "administrative" is the longest common word ending in IVE.
Are there any rare words ending in IVE worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon words like "schizoaffective", "nonquantitative", "exemplificative", "nonacquisitive" end with IVE and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "schizoaffective" is worth 40 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common words ending in IVE?

Most words ending in IVE are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "respective", "collective", "attractive", "aggressive", "derivative".