Words Ending In IVE

There are over 1.4K 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

See all 5-letter IVE-words

6-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 6-letter IVE-words:

active

native

arrive

derive

motive

belive

bylive

endive

essive

fixive

glaive

musive

regive

relive

scrive

solive

strive

thrive

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

cohesive

crescive

donative

ejective

genitive

ideative

inessive

misdrive

proclive

restrive

vegetive

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207

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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270

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

denotative

inflective

projective

repetitive

ruminative

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269

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

disputative

explanative

exsiccative

restitutive

resultative

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198

12-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 12-letter IVE-words:

conservative

reproductive

quantitative

asseverative

contributive

exasperative

exprobrative

hypertensive

incrassative

introductive

noncorrosive

nonexclusive

nonimitative

noninductive

nonintrusive

nonselective

prescriptive

preventative

propitiative

unperceptive

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137

13-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 13-letter IVE-words:

comprehensive

authoritative

commemorative

commiserative

corroborative

expectorative

extrapolative

frequentative

gesticulative

introspective

nonderivative

nontransitive

remonstrative

retrospective

specificative

transgressive

unconjunctive

uninformative

unobstructive

unspeculative

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14-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 14-letter IVE-words:

administrative

representative

conglutinative

contrapositive

hypersensitive

inappreciative

neurocognitive

noncompetitive

nonconsumptive

nondistinctive

nonrestrictive

overaggressive

precompetitive

proprioceptive

reconstructive

substantiative

supereffective

supererogative

supersensitive

unremunerative

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15-Letter Words Ending In IVE

Common 15-letter IVE-words:

antiprogressive

autodestructive

cosignificative

decontaminative

disassimilative

excommunicative

exemplificative

hyperaggressive

hyperresponsive

intersubjective

misapprehensive

nonconstructive

overimaginative

phosphorylative

photorefractive

prognosticative

radioprotective

retroreflective

unauthoritative

uncomprehensive

See all 15-letter IVE-words

1,415 Common Words Ending in IVE

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

34 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that ends with IVE is exemplificative with a total of 34 points.

E 1

X 8

E 1

M 3

P 3

L 1

I 1

F 4

I 1

C 3

A 1

T 1

I 1

V 4

E 1

adjective 1. That acts or serves as an example; intended to illustrate or exemplify.

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 1,415 words in the English dictionary that end with IVE, and most of them are 10 letters long (270 words of that length).
What's the longest word ending in IVE?

The longest word ending in IVE is "decontaminative" 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 "nonquantitative", "exemplificative", "nonacquisitive", "qualificative" end with IVE and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "exemplificative" is worth 34 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".