Words Ending in IVE
We found 936 words ending in IVE. Common examples are ABRASIVE, ABUSIVE, ACTIVE, ADDICTIVE. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
936words
EXCOMMUNICATIVEtop score (33 pts)
ABRASIVEcommon word
4-letter words (9)
5-letter words (11)
6-letter words (20)
7-letter words (43)
- abusive12
- captive14
- cursive12
- deceive13
- deprive13
- elusive10
- evasive13
- festive13
- forgive14
- furtive13
- massive12
- outlive10
- passive12
- receive12
- survive13
- amative12
- amusive12
- archive15
- beehive15
- codrive13
- connive12
- costive12
- elative10
- emotive12
- erosive10
- fictive15
- jussive17
- khedive18
- misgive13
- mislive12
- missive12
- outgive11
- pensive12
- plosive12
- predive13
- redrive11
- restive10
- skydive18
- stative10
- suasive10
- tensive10
- tussive10
- unitive10
8-letter words (87)
- abrasive13
- adhesive15
- adoptive14
- cohesive16
- conceive15
- creative13
- decisive14
- elective13
- fugitive15
- inactive13
- invasive14
- laxative18
- negative12
- nosedive12
- perceive15
- positive13
- punitive13
- reactive13
- relative11
- sedative12
- ablative13
- abortive13
- adaptive14
- additive13
- agentive12
- allusive11
- auditive12
- aversive14
- coactive15
- coderive14
- coercive15
- conative13
- contrive13
- crescive15
- curative13
- delusive12
- denotive12
- derisive12
- dilative12
- dilutive12
- divisive15
- donative12
- durative12
- eductive14
- effusive17
- egestive12
- ejective20
- emissive13
- emulsive13
- enactive13
- erective13
- ergative12
- eruptive13
- evincive16
- exertive18
- fixative21
- genitive12
- ideative12
- illative11
- illusive11
- incisive13
- infusive14
- lenitive11
- ligative12
- locative13
- misdrive14
- monitive13
- mutative13
- omissive13
- optative13
- orective13
- outdrive12
- overlive14
- plausive13
- postdive14
- putative13
- restrive11
- rotative11
- sanative11
- seducive14
- sorptive13
- sportive13
- tractive13
- vegetive15
- vocative16
- volitive14
- vomitive16
9-letter words (136)
- addictive16
- adjective22
- assertive12
- attentive12
- combative18
- conducive17
- deceptive17
- defective18
- defensive16
- detective15
- digestive14
- directive15
- effective20
- evocative17
- excessive21
- exclusive21
- executive21
- expensive21
- explosive21
- extensive19
- impulsive16
- incentive14
- intensive12
- intuitive12
- inventive15
- lucrative14
- narrative12
- objective23
- obsessive14
- offensive18
- operative14
- overdrive16
- primitive16
- proactive16
- receptive16
- reclusive14
- repulsive14
- secretive14
- seductive15
- selective14
- sensitive12
- talkative16
- tentative12
- acceptive18
- accretive16
- adductive16
- adjustive20
- admissive15
- advective18
- adventive16
- affective20
- agitative13
- ascensive14
- assuasive12
- bijective23
- bioactive16
- calmative16
- caressive14
- causative14
- cognitive15
- collusive14
- corrasive14
- corrosive14
- decretive15
- deductive16
- depletive15
- detersive13
- diffusive19
- educative15
- emanative14
- embracive18
- emulative14
- exceptive23
- excursive21
- expansive21
- expletive21
- expulsive21
- extortive19
- extrusive19
- exudative20
- factitive17
- forgetive16
- formative17
- fricative17
- gerundive14
- hortative15
- imitative14
- impactive18
- impassive16
- implosive16
- inceptive16
- inclusive14
- inductive15
- infective17
- ingestive13
- injective21
- intrusive12
- invective17
- inversive15
- irruptive14
- iterative12
- laudative13
- mediative15
- nonnative12
- normative14
- nutritive12
- obtrusive14
- occlusive16
- ostensive12
- oxidative20
- partitive14
- pervasive17
- placative16
- plaintive14
- pollutive14
- portative14
- prelusive14
- privative17
- probative16
- promotive16
- purgative15
- purposive16
- radiative13
- recessive14
- recursive14
- reductive15
- reflexive22
- rejective21
- resistive12
- retentive12
- revulsive15
- seclusive14
- suffusive18
- summative16
- undeceive15
- violative15
10-letter words (163)
- aggressive15
- attractive15
- automotive15
- collective17
- compulsive19
- conclusive17
- corrective17
- cumulative17
- decorative16
- definitive17
- derivative17
- diminutive16
- dismissive16
- disruptive16
- exhaustive23
- expressive22
- figurative17
- imperative17
- impressive17
- indicative16
- initiative13
- innovative16
- locomotive17
- oppressive17
- overactive18
- perceptive19
- persuasive15
- possessive15
- preemptive19
- preventive18
- productive18
- protective17
- reflective18
- repetitive15
- responsive15
- subjective24
- submissive17
- subversive18
- suggestive15
- supportive17
- vegetative17
- vindictive19
- absolutive15
- absorptive17
- accusative17
- adjunctive23
- adsorptive16
- advocative19
- afflictive21
- annotative13
- apperceive19
- appetitive17
- appointive17
- appositive17
- appraisive17
- ascriptive17
- assaultive13
- assumptive17
- capacitive19
- cogitative16
- combustive19
- completive19
- conceptive19
- concessive17
- concoctive19
- concussive17
- conductive18
- congestive16
- connective17
- constative15
- consultive15
- contortive15
- convective20
- convulsive18
- copulative17
- corruptive17
- cunctative17
- deflective19
- degressive15
- denotative14
- depressive16
- derogative15
- detonative14
- detractive16
- digressive15
- discursive16
- dispersive16
- dissuasive14
- dominative16
- estimative15
- evacuative18
- evaluative16
- excitative22
- execrative22
- exhibitive25
- exploitive22
- expositive22
- extinctive22
- extractive22
- federative17
- generative14
- imputative17
- inchoative18
- incubative17
- indecisive16
- indurative14
- infinitive16
- inflective18
- inflictive18
- ingressive14
- inhibitive18
- injunctive22
- inspective17
- irrelative13
- irritative13
- lacerative15
- limitative15
- meditative16
- mitigative16
- motivative18
- nominative15
- nonpassive15
- palliative15
- pejorative22
- pendentive16
- percussive17
- perfective20
- permeative17
- permissive17
- perversive18
- preceptive19
- preclusive17
- predictive18
- projective24
- propulsive17
- protensive15
- protrusive15
- recitative15
- reconceive17
- recreative15
- redemptive18
- refractive18
- regressive14
- regulative14
- renovative16
- reparative15
- repressive15
- resorptive15
- respective17
- ruminative15
+ 13 more 10-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
11-letter words (170)
- affirmative22
- alternative14
- comparative20
- competitive20
- consecutive18
- cooperative18
- descriptive19
- destructive17
- distinctive17
- hyperactive24
- hypotensive22
- imaginative17
- ineffective22
- inexpensive23
- insensitive14
- interactive16
- legislative15
- perspective20
- prerogative17
- progressive17
- prospective20
- provocative21
- radioactive17
- restorative14
- speculative18
- substantive16
- abstractive18
- acetylative19
- acquisitive25
- adumbrative19
- adversative18
- affricative22
- aggregative17
- antitussive14
- appellative18
- applicative20
- arbitrative16
- argumentive17
- associative16
- assortative14
- attributive16
- carminative18
- circulative18
- coextensive23
- colligative17
- combinative20
- commutative20
- compressive20
- conflictive21
- confutative19
- conjunctive25
- connotative16
- consumptive20
- contractive18
- contrastive16
- corporative18
- correlative16
- declarative17
- deformative20
- degradative17
- delineative15
- denigrative16
- desiccative19
- designative16
- devastative18
- deverbative20
- diapositive17
- disjunctive24
- dispositive17
- dissipative17
- distractive17
- duplicative19
- elaborative16
- eliminative16
- elucidative17
- enumerative16
- evaporative19
- exfoliative24
- exhortative24
- exonerative21
- expectative25
- explanative23
- explicative25
- explorative23
- facultative19
- germinative17
- gravitative18
- implicative20
- inattentive14
- informative19
- inoculative16
- inoffensive20
- inoperative16
- inquisitive23
- inscriptive18
- insinuative14
- instigative15
- instinctive16
- instructive16
- integrative15
- irradiative15
- irreflexive24
- lubricative18
- maladaptive19
- meliorative16
- misconceive20
- misperceive20
- neuroactive16
- nociceptive20
- nonabrasive16
- nonadaptive17
- nonadditive16
- nonadhesive18
- noncoercive18
- noncreative16
- nonelective16
- noninvasive17
- nonnegative15
- nonpunitive16
- nonreactive16
- nonrelative14
- nuncupative18
- obstructive18
- originative15
- penetrative16
- persecutive18
- personative16
- preadaptive19
- preconceive20
- predicative19
- preparative18
- prepositive18
- presumptive20
- procreative18
- prohibitive21
- propagative19
- protractive18
- qualitative23
- rebarbative18
- reeducative17
- reformative19
- reiterative14
- replicative18
- reprobative18
- restrictive16
- retaliative14
- retributive16
- retroactive16
- segregative16
- sporulative16
+ 20 more 11-letter words – narrow your search to see them.
12-letter words (125)
- appreciative21
- apprehensive22
- conservative20
- constructive19
- degenerative17
- interpretive17
- manipulative19
- preventative20
- reproductive20
- unattractive17
- unresponsive17
- accelerative19
- accumulative21
- adjudicative26
- alliterative15
- ameliorative17
- anticreative17
- apperceptive23
- articulative17
- asseverative18
- assimilative17
- augmentative18
- compensative21
- conciliative19
- consecrative19
- constitutive17
- constrictive19
- consultative17
- consummative21
- continuative17
- contributive19
- coordinative18
- decongestive19
- deliberative18
- denominative18
- denunciative18
- depreciative20
- desiderative17
- disincentive18
- dissociative18
- distributive18
- ditransitive16
- exaggerative24
- excogitative25
- exhilarative25
- exploitative24
- facilitative20
- fermentative20
- hypertensive23
- illuminative17
- illustrative15
- imperceptive23
- imperfective24
- inconclusive19
- inexpressive24
- infiltrative18
- intellective17
- interdictive18
- interruptive17
- intransitive15
- introversive18
- irrespective19
- irresponsive17
- maladjustive25
- nonaddictive19
- nonassertive15
- noncognitive18
- noncombative21
- noncorrosive17
- nondeceptive20
- nondeductive19
- nondirective18
- noneffective23
- nonexclusive24
- nonexecutive24
- nonexplosive24
- nonimitative17
- noninductive18
- noninfective20
- nonintrusive15
- nonintuitive15
- nonnarrative15
- nonnormative17
- nonnutritive15
- nonobjective26
- nonoperative17
- nonpurposive19
- nonselective17
- nonsensitive15
- normotensive17
- obliterative17
- opinionative17
- performative22
- posteruptive19
- postpositive19
- precognitive20
- preoperative19
- prescriptive21
- presentative17
- preservative20
- proscriptive21
- psychoactive27
- putrefactive22
- quantitative24
- recuperative19
- regenerative16
- remunerative17
- renunciative17
- repercussive19
- reprehensive20
- retrodictive18
- seronegative16
- seropositive17
- substitutive17
- supermassive19
- sustentative15
- transmissive17
- unaggressive17
- unexpressive24
- unimpressive19
- unperceptive21
- unpersuasive17
- unproductive20
- unreflective20
- vituperative20
13-letter words (90)
- argumentative19
- authoritative19
- comprehensive25
- investigative20
- oversensitive19
- uncooperative20
- unimaginative19
- accommodative25
- acculturative20
- agglomerative20
- agglutinative18
- anticorrosive18
- antinarrative16
- appropriative22
- approximative29
- collaborative20
- commemorative24
- commiserative22
- communicative24
- concentrative20
- confederative22
- configurative22
- contaminative20
- contemplative22
- contraceptive22
- corresponsive20
- corroborative20
- counteractive20
- demonstrative19
- deteriorative17
- determinative19
- exteroceptive27
- extrapolative25
- frequentative28
- gesticulative19
- hyperreactive26
- inconsecutive20
- incorporative20
- indistinctive19
- interoceptive20
- interpolative18
- interrogative17
- introgressive17
- introspective20
- justificative28
- nonabsorptive20
- nonaggressive18
- nonautomotive18
- nonconductive21
- noncumulative20
- nonderivative20
- nondiscursive19
- nondispersive19
- nondisruptive19
- nonevaluative19
- nonexploitive25
- nonfigurative20
- nonpermissive20
- nonproductive21
- nonresponsive18
- nonsubjective27
- overassertive19
- overtalkative23
- participative22
- photoemissive23
- photonegative22
- photopositive23
- postoperative20
- precipitative22
- prefigurative22
- premeditative21
- proliferative21
- ratiocinative18
- reciprocative22
- recriminative20
- reduplicative21
- reintegrative17
- remonstrative18
- resuscitative18
- retrogressive17
- retrospective20
- reverberative21
- significative22
- subordinative19
- transgressive17
- transmutative18
- uncompetitive22
- uninformative21
- uninstructive18
- unprogressive19
14-letter words (56)
- administrative20
- overprotective24
- representative19
- anticonvulsive22
- antiderivative21
- antireflective22
- antisubversive22
- chemoreceptive28
- conglomerative22
- contrapositive21
- cryoprotective26
- deconstructive22
- disaggregative21
- discriminative22
- disintegrative19
- hypersensitive25
- immunoreactive23
- inappreciative23
- interoperative19
- interpretative19
- multiplicative23
- nonacquisitive28
- noncommutative23
- noncompetitive23
- nonconsecutive21
- nonconsumptive23
- noncooperative21
- nondescriptive22
- nondestructive20
- nondistinctive20
- noninteractive19
- nonprogressive20
- nonradioactive20
- nonrestrictive19
- nonretroactive19
- nonspeculative21
- overaggressive22
- photoinductive25
- photooxidative30
- photoreceptive26
- photosensitive22
- proprioceptive25
- radiosensitive18
- reconstructive21
- redintegrative19
- redistributive20
- rehabilitative22
- substantiative19
- supereffective27
- superexpensive28
- supersensitive19
- transformative22
- ultraexclusive26
- ultrasensitive17
- unappreciative23
- unconstructive21
15-letter words (26)
- anticompetitive24
- antiprogressive21
- antispeculative22
- electronegative21
- electropositive22
- excommunicative33
- hyperaggressive28
- hyperresponsive28
- incommunicative26
- intersubjective29
- intussusceptive22
- neoconservative23
- nonconservative23
- nonconstructive22
- nonexploitative27
- nonquantitative27
- nonreproductive23
- overimaginative24
- phosphorylative31
- photoconductive28
- prognosticative23
- radioprotective23
- retroreflective23
- superconductive25
- uncommunicative26
- undemonstrative21
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Frequently asked questions
How many words ending in IVE are there?
There are 936 words ending in IVE in our word list, for example ABRASIVE.
What is the highest scoring word ending in ive in Scrabble?
EXCOMMUNICATIVE scores 33 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 40 points in Words With Friends.