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Words that rhyme with ACTIVE

ACTIVE has 2 syllables and 11 perfect rhymes in Wordtide's English dictionary, the most common first: ATTRACTIVE, INTERACTIVE and INACTIVE. Below they are grouped by syllables, followed by 319 near rhymes. Every word is playable on the shared board, with its points shown.

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3-syllable words that rhyme with ACTIVE (5)

ATTRACTIVE16
INACTIVE14
REACTIVE14
PROACTIVE17
REFRACTIVE19

4-syllable words that rhyme with ACTIVE (5)

INTERACTIVE17
RETROACTIVE17
UNATTRACTIVE19
HYPERACTIVE23
OVERACTIVE20

5-syllable words that rhyme with ACTIVE (1)

RADIOACTIVE18

Near rhymes for ACTIVE (319)

Words that almost rhyme: the same vowel sound with similar consonants after it, or the same last vowel and ending. Closest and most common first.

PRACTICE14
PRACTISE12
ABUSIVE14
ADDICTIVE17
ADJECTIVE24
ADMINISTRATIVE21
AGGRESSIVE16
ALTERNATIVE15
COLLECTIVE18
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
COMPREHENSIVE25
CONSECUTIVE20
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSTRUCTIVE21
CREATIVE14
CUMULATIVE20
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENSIVE17
DEFINITIVE18
DERIVATIVE19
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESTRUCTIVE19
DETECTIVE16
DIRECTIVE16
DISTINCTIVE18
EFFECTIVE21
EXCESSIVE21
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTIVE22
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
EXTENSIVE19
FORGIVE15
GIVE9
IMAGINATIVE18
IMPERATIVE18
IMPRESSIVE18
INCENTIVE15
INCLUSIVE16
INDICATIVE17
INEFFECTIVE23
INFORMATIVE20
INITIATIVE14
INNOVATIVE18
INSENSITIVE15
INTENSIVE13
INTUITIVE14
IRRESPECTIVE20
LIVE8
MASSIVE13
MOTIVE12
NARRATIVE13
NATIVE10
NEGATIVE13
OBJECTIVE25
OFFENSIVE19
PASSIVE13
PERSPECTIVE21

Highest-scoring rhymes for ACTIVE

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares (ACTIVE itself is worth 12). Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

HYPERACTIVE23
OVERACTIVE20
UNATTRACTIVE19
REFRACTIVE19
RADIOACTIVE18
INTERACTIVE17
RETROACTIVE17
PROACTIVE17
ATTRACTIVE16
INACTIVE14
REACTIVE14

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Rhymes are worked out from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (Carnegie Mellon University) and include only words from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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What rhymes with ACTIVE?

The most common words that rhyme with ACTIVE are ATTRACTIVE, INTERACTIVE, INACTIVE, RADIOACTIVE, REACTIVE and RETROACTIVE. This page lists all 11 perfect rhymes, grouped by syllables.

How many words rhyme with ACTIVE?

11 perfect rhymes (the same sounds from the stressed vowel to the end) and 319 near rhymes, counting only words valid on Wordtide's English board.

What is the longest word that rhymes with ACTIVE?

UNATTRACTIVE, with 4 syllables. The highest-scoring rhyme in Wordtide is HYPERACTIVE, worth 23 points before bonus squares.

What is a near rhyme for ACTIVE?

A word that almost rhymes: the same vowel sound with similar consonants, or the same ending. For ACTIVE: ABUSIVE, ADDICTIVE, ADJECTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE and AGGRESSIVE. Songwriters and poets use them when a perfect rhyme sounds forced.

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