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 IVE-words icon
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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 IVE-words icon
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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 IVE-words icon
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6-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 6-letter IVE-words:

active

native

arrive

derive

motive

bylive

cruive

dative

endive

essive

fixive

glaive

musive

regive

revive

scrive

strive

thrive

unhive

unwive

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7 letter IVE-words icon
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7-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 7-letter IVE-words:

receive

massive

survive

passive

captive

archive

abusive

codrive

erosive

evasive

factive

festive

fissive

midwive

misgive

pensive

restive

stative

tensive

unitive

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8 letter IVE-words icon
110

8-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 8-letter IVE-words:

positive

negative

relative

creative

decisive

reactive

perceive

additive

adaptive

aversive

descrive

dilutive

donative

omissive

orective

sanative

sedative

sportive

vegetive

vitative

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9 letter IVE-words icon
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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10 letter IVE-words icon
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

affrontive

assumptive

completive

refractive

spoliative

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11 letter IVE-words icon
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

combinative

declarative

deverbative

hyperactive

subjunctive

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12 letter IVE-words icon
204

12-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 12-letter IVE-words:

conservative

reproductive

quantitative

accelerative

assimilative

distributive

inconclusive

incorruptive

introjective

mediopassive

miseducative

nonimitative

nonoperative

obliterative

prescriptive

presentative

propitiative

sustentative

unexpressive

vituperative

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13 letter IVE-words icon
147

13-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 13-letter IVE-words:

comprehensive

authoritative

concentrative

contrafactive

expectorative

interpolative

introgressive

nonexploitive

nonresponsive

participative

perioperative

photopositive

prejudicative

premeditative

primogenitive

refrigerative

unconjunctive

undistinctive

uninquisitive

unspeculative

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14 letter IVE-words icon
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14-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 14-letter IVE-words:

administrative

representative

antiderivative

antiresorptive

chemoreceptive

congratulative

interpretative

intraoperative

nonacquisitive

noncommutative

nonconsecutive

nondestructive

photoreceptive

predestinative

proprioceptive

rehabilitative

substantiative

supereffective

supererogative

supersensitive

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15 letter IVE-words icon
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15-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 15-letter IVE-words:

anticompetitive

antispeculative

autodestructive

circumscriptive

decontaminative

disassimilative

electropositive

hyperaggressive

hyperproductive

microaggressive

misappreciative

neoconservative

nonconservative

nonquantitative

photoconductive

radioprotective

retroreflective

superconductive

uncomprehensive

undemonstrative

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1,461 Common Words Ending in IVE

Most Common Length
10
(278 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
17.6
(out of 40)
Most Common Ending
e
(100%)

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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
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 "nonquantitative" 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", "nonacquisitive", "qualificative" 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".

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