Words Ending in VES
We found 502 words ending in VES. Common examples are ADDITIVES, ADJECTIVES, AIRWAVES, ALTERNATIVES. Bold words are common everyday words; the number shows Scrabble points.
502words
HANDKERCHIEVEStop score (30 pts)
ADDITIVEScommon word
4-letter words (2)
5-letter words (27)
6-letter words (66)
- calves11
- cloves11
- craves11
- curves11
- drives10
- droves10
- gloves10
- graves10
- groves10
- halves12
- hooves12
- knives13
- leaves9
- nerves9
- olives9
- proves11
- reeves9
- selves9
- serves9
- shaves12
- shoves12
- slaves9
- solves9
- valves12
- wolves12
- aboves11
- agaves10
- beeves11
- braves11
- breves11
- carves11
- chives14
- claves11
- corves11
- deaves10
- delves10
- fauves12
- heaves12
- helves12
- keeves13
- knaves13
- loaves9
- mauves11
- naives9
- nieves9
- ogives10
- peeves11
- pelves11
- pooves11
- reaves9
- reives9
- salves9
- shives12
- sieves9
- skives13
- soaves9
- staves9
- stoves9
- swives12
- traves9
- troves9
- turves9
- varves12
- verves12
- waives12
- weaves12
7-letter words (45)
- arrives10
- derives11
- dwarves14
- grieves11
- motives12
- natives10
- removes12
- scarves12
- shelves13
- sleeves10
- thieves13
- thrives13
- wharves16
- actives12
- alcoves12
- behaves15
- behoves15
- cleaves12
- datives11
- endives11
- evolves13
- glaives11
- greaves11
- grooves11
- octaves12
- regives11
- releves10
- relives10
- repaves12
- revives13
- scrives12
- sheaves13
- sheeves13
- shrives13
- sleaves10
- starves10
- steeves10
- strives10
- swerves13
- thraves13
- twelves13
- unlives10
- updives13
- wherves16
- zouaves19
8-letter words (80)
- airwaves14
- archives16
- behooves16
- believes13
- captives15
- deserves12
- forgives15
- improves15
- involves14
- midwives17
- receives13
- reserves11
- revolves14
- survives14
- absolves13
- achieves16
- alewives14
- approves15
- beehives16
- behalves16
- bereaves13
- bivalves16
- codrives14
- commoves17
- concaves15
- connives13
- cursives13
- deceives14
- decurves14
- deleaves12
- depraves14
- deprives14
- devolves15
- dissaves12
- distaves12
- elatives11
- enclaves13
- engraves12
- enslaves11
- exclaves20
- huswives17
- incurves13
- innerves11
- inweaves14
- jussives18
- khedives19
- lowlives14
- midlives14
- misgives14
- mislives13
- mismoves15
- missives13
- nonlives11
- observes13
- oldwives15
- outgives12
- outlives11
- outloves11
- outmoves13
- outraves11
- passives13
- plosives13
- prelives13
- recurves13
- redrives12
- relieves11
- reproves13
- reshaves14
- resolves11
- reweaves14
- scrieves13
- shrieves14
- skydives19
- statives11
- ungloves12
- unnerves11
- unreeves11
- unweaves14
- upcurves15
- upheaves16
9-letter words (75)
- additives14
- dissolves13
- fugitives16
- laxatives19
- negatives13
- ourselves12
- positives14
- preserves14
- relatives12
- sedatives13
- ablatives14
- abrasives14
- adhesives16
- agentives13
- aggrieves14
- auditives13
- burgraves15
- coderives15
- coevolves17
- conceives16
- conclaves16
- conserves14
- contrives14
- convolves17
- curatives14
- disproves15
- disserves13
- donatives13
- duratives13
- ejectives21
- electives14
- endleaves13
- eruptives14
- farmwives20
- fishwives21
- fixatives22
- flyleaves18
- folklives19
- foxgloves23
- genitives13
- goodwives17
- halflives18
- illatives12
- kalewives19
- ladyloves16
- lenitives12
- locatives14
- mangroves15
- margraves15
- misdrives15
- nonselves12
- nosedives13
- optatives14
- outbraves14
- outcurves14
- outdrives13
- outserves12
- overlives15
- overloves15
- oversaves15
- penknives18
- perceives16
- regrooves13
- reprieves14
- restrives12
- retrieves12
- ringdoves14
- subserves14
- tipstaves14
- trivalves15
- trueloves12
- univalves15
- vocatives17
- vomitives17
- werwolves18
10-letter words (73)
- adjectives23
- detectives16
- executives22
- explosives22
- housewives19
- incentives15
- objectives24
- operatives15
- themselves18
- werewolves19
- yourselves16
- aardwolves17
- adventives17
- afterlives16
- autoclaves15
- calmatives17
- causatives15
- champleves22
- cookstoves19
- corrosives15
- cowlstaves18
- defectives19
- defensives17
- detersives14
- digestives15
- directives16
- drawknives21
- drawshaves20
- effectives21
- exclusives22
- expletives22
- flagstaves17
- forehooves19
- formatives18
- fricatives18
- gerundives15
- implosives17
- inceptives17
- intensives13
- intrusives13
- invectives18
- jackknives30
- kerchieves22
- longleaves14
- meatloaves15
- microwaves20
- misbehaves20
- mooncalves17
- narratives13
- nonnatives13
- obsessives15
- offensives19
- overdrives17
- palsgraves16
- pikestaves19
- primitives17
- privatives18
- purgatives16
- reapproves17
- recessives15
- reengraves14
- reflexives23
- reobserves15
- semibreves17
- sensitives13
- shinleaves16
- shortwaves19
- superwaves18
- superwives18
- tentatives13
- undeceives16
- unreserves13
- woodstoves17
11-letter words (48)
- bookshelves23
- disapproves19
- initiatives14
- accusatives18
- aftershaves20
- apperceives20
- appositives18
- architraves19
- collectives18
- connectives18
- constatives16
- copulatives18
- correctives18
- definitives18
- depressives17
- derivatives18
- diminutives17
- disbelieves17
- extractives23
- imperatives18
- inchoatives19
- indicatives17
- infinitives17
- ingressives15
- interfluves17
- interleaves14
- interweaves17
- locomotives18
- misbelieves18
- nominatives16
- outachieves19
- palliatives16
- pejoratives23
- pendentives17
- perfectives21
- possessives16
- preapproves20
- preventives19
- recitatives16
- reconceives18
- redissolves15
- semidwarves20
- spokeshaves23
- subjectives25
- subversives19
- sugarloaves15
- theirselves17
- turtledoves15
12-letter words (42)
- alternatives15
- perspectives21
- adversatives19
- affirmatives23
- affricatives23
- antitussives15
- appellatives19
- attributives17
- carminatives19
- cloverleaves20
- comparatives21
- conjunctives26
- consumptives21
- cooperatives19
- correlatives17
- countermoves19
- deverbatives21
- diapositives18
- disjunctives25
- hyperactives25
- hypotensives23
- legislatives16
- microgrooves20
- misconceives21
- misperceives21
- nonelectives17
- nonrelatives15
- obstructives19
- overachieves23
- pocketknives27
- preconceives21
- preparatives19
- prerogatives18
- progressives18
- provocatives22
- restoratives15
- restrictives17
- shirtsleeves18
- subcuratives19
- subjunctives26
- substantives17
- superlatives17
13-letter words (25)
- preservatives21
- augmentatives19
- conservatives21
- contraoctaves20
- cryopreserves23
- denominatives19
- disincentives19
- ditransitives17
- hypertensives24
- imperfectives25
- interinvolves19
- leatherleaves19
- mantelshelves21
- neckerchieves27
- noneffectives24
- nonexecutives25
- nonexplosives25
- nonnarratives16
- normotensives18
- performatives23
- photoengraves22
- preventatives21
- quarterstaves25
- reproductives21
- underachieves22
14-letter words (12)
15-letter words (7)
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Frequently asked questions
How many words ending in VES are there?
There are 502 words ending in VES in our word list, for example ADDITIVES.
What is the highest scoring word ending in ves in Scrabble?
HANDKERCHIEVES scores 30 points in Scrabble (before bonus squares) and 31 points in Words With Friends.