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Words containing IV

Words that have the letters IV in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 3,508 playable words containing IV in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 11 letters, and the longest word is ACQUISITIVENESS. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing IV

PRIVATIZATION27
SUBJECTIVE27
CIVILIZATION26
EXCLUSIVELY26
CIVILIZING25
COMPARATIVELY25
COMPREHENSIVE25
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFECTIVENESS25
EXCESSIVELY25
OBJECTIVE25
ADJECTIVE24
CIVILIZED24
EQUIVALENTS24
PRODUCTIVITY24
CIVILIZES23
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSERVATIVES23

Highest-scoring words containing IV

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

SUBJECTIVIZING40
SUBJECTIVIZED39
SUBJECTIVIZES38
SUBJECTIVIZE37
HYPERCIVILIZED35
EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
UNEQUIVOCABLY33
SUBJECTIVISTIC33
NONOBJECTIVISMS33
EQUIVOQUES32
CONJUNCTIVELY32
OVERCIVILIZED32

3-letter words containing IV (1)

IVY9

4-letter words containing IV (15)

DIVA9
DIVE9
FIVE11
GIVE9
HIVE10
JIVE16
KIVA11
LIVE8
RIVE8
SHIV10
SPIV10
TIVY10
VIVA12
VIVE12
WIVE11

5-letter words containing IV (65)

AIVER9
AJIVA17
ALIVE9
CHIVE13
CHIVY15
CIVET11
CIVIC13
CIVIE11
CIVIL11
CIVVY17
DIVAN10
DIVAS10
DIVED11
DIVER10
DIVES10
DIVOT10
DIVVY16
DRIVE10
FIVER12
FIVES12
GIVEN10
GIVER10
GIVES10
HIVED12
HIVES11
IVIED10
IVIES9
IVORY11
JIVED18
JIVER17
JIVES17
JIVEY19
KIVAS12
LIVED10
LIVEN9
LIVER9
LIVES9
LIVID10
NAIVE9
OGIVE10
OLIVE9
PIVOT11
PRIVY13
RIVAL9
RIVED10
RIVEN9
RIVER9
RIVET9
SHIVA11
SHIVE11
SHIVS11
SKIVE12
SPIVS11
SWIVE12
VIVAS13
VIVID14
WAIVE12
WIVED13
WIVER12
WIVES12

The 60 most common shown, 5 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IV (107)

ACTIVE12
ARRIVE10
CHIVES14
CIVETS12
CIVICS14
DATIVE11
DERIVE11
DIVANS11
DIVERS11
DIVERT11
DIVEST11
DIVIDE12
DIVINE11
DIVING12
DIVOTS11
DRIVEL11
DRIVEN11
DRIVER11
DRIVES11
ENDIVE11
GIVENS11
GIVING12
HIVING13
JIVING19
KNIVES13
LIVELY12
LIVENS10
LIVERS10
LIVERY12
LIVEST10
LIVING11
MOTIVE12
NAIVER10
NATIVE10
OLIVES10
PIVOTS12
PRIVET12
QUIVER19
RELIVE10
REVIVE14
RIVALS10
RIVERS10
RIVETS10
SALIVA10
SHIVER12
SHRIVE12
SKIVVY19
SLIVER10
SNIVEL10
STRIVE10
SWIVEL13
THRIVE12
TRIVET10
TRIVIA10
VIVACE16
VIVIFY19
VOTIVE14
WAIVED14
WAIVER13
WAIVES13

The 60 most common shown, 47 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IV (200)

ABUSIVE14
ACTIVES13
ARCHIVE15
ARRIVAL11
ARRIVED12
ARRIVES11
BEEHIVE15
CAPTIVE15
DECEIVE14
DELIVER12
DEPRIVE14
DERIVED13
DERIVES12
DIVERGE13
DIVERSE12
DIVERTS12
DIVIDED14
DIVIDES13
DIVINED13
DIVORCE14
DIVULGE14
DRIVERS12
DRIVING13
EMOTIVE13
EVASIVE15
FESTIVE14
FORGIVE15
FURTIVE15
LIVABLE13
MASSIVE13
MISSIVE13
MOTIVES13
NAIVELY13
NAIVETY13
NATIVES11
PASSIVE13
PENSIVE13
PIVOTAL13
PIVOTED14
PRIVACY17
PRIVATE13
PRIVIER13
PRIVIES13
QUIVERS20
RECEIVE13
REVIVAL15
REVIVED16
REVIVES15
RIVALRY13
SHIVERS13
SHRIVEL13
SURVIVE16
SWIVELS14
THRIVED14
THRIVES13
TRIVIAL11
VIVIDER16
VIVIDLY18
WAIVERS14
WAIVING15

The 60 most common shown, 140 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IV (346)

ACTIVATE14
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADAPTIVE15
ADHESIVE15
ARCHIVED17
ARCHIVES16
ARRIVING13
BEEHIVES16
CAPTIVES16
CHIVALRY18
CIVILIAN14
CIVILISE14
CIVILITY16
CIVILIZE22
CONCEIVE16
CONTRIVE14
CREATIVE14
DECEIVED16
DECEIVES15
DECISIVE15
DELIVERS13
DELIVERY15
DEPRIVED16
DEPRIVES15
DERIVING14
DIVERGED15
DIVERTED14
DIVIDING15
DIVISION13
DIVISIVE17
DIVORCED16
DIVULGED16
DRIVEWAY18
EFFUSIVE19
FESTIVAL15
FORGIVEN16
FORGIVES16
FUGITIVE17
LAXATIVE18
MIDWIVES18
MOTIVATE14
NEGATIVE13
PERCEIVE16
POSITIVE14
QUIVERED22
RECEIVED15
RECEIVER14
RECEIVES14
RELATIVE12
REVIVALS16
REVIVING17
SURVIVAL17
SURVIVED18
SURVIVES17
SURVIVOR17
SWIVELED16
UNIVERSE13
VIVACITY20
VIVIDEST17

The 60 most common shown, 286 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IV (458)

ACTIVATED16
ACTIVATES15
ADDICTIVE17
ADJECTIVE24
ARCHIVING18
CIVILISED16
CIVILISES15
CIVILIZED24
CIVILIZES23
CONCEIVED18
CONCEIVES17
CONTRIVED16
CONTRIVES15
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENSIVE17
DELIVERED15
DEPRIVING17
DETECTIVE16
DIRECTIVE16
DIVERSITY16
DIVERTING15
DIVISIONS14
EFFECTIVE21
EQUIVOCAL24
EXCESSIVE21
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTIVE22
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
EXTENSIVE19
FORGIVING18
FRIVOLOUS17
INCENTIVE15
INCLUSIVE16
INTENSIVE13
INTUITIVE14
MASSIVELY17
MOTIVATED16
MOTIVATES15
NARRATIVE13
OBJECTIVE25
OFFENSIVE19
PERCEIVED18
PERCEIVES17
PRIMITIVE17
PRIVATELY17
PRIVATIZE23
PRIVILEGE16
QUIVERING23
RECEIVING16
RECURSIVE16
REFLEXIVE22
RELATIVES13
REPULSIVE16
SELECTIVE15
SENSITIVE13
SURVIVING19
TENTATIVE13
TRIVIALLY15
UNIVERSAL14

The 60 most common shown, 398 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IV (480)

ACTIVATING17
ACTIVITIES16
ADJECTIVES25
AGGRESSIVE16
ATTRACTIVE16
CAPTIVATED19
CIVILISING17
CIVILIZING25
COLLECTIVE18
COMPULSIVE21
CONCEIVING19
CONTRIVING17
CONVULSIVE21
CUMULATIVE20
DEFECTIVES20
DEFINITIVE18
DELIVERING16
DERIVATIVE19
DIRECTIVES17
EFFUSIVELY23
EQUIVALENT23
EXCLUSIVES23
EXECUTIVES23
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXPLETIVES22
EXPLOSIVES22
EXPRESSIVE22
HOUSEWIVES20
IMPERATIVE18
IMPRESSIVE18
INDICATIVE17
INDIVIDUAL17
INITIATIVE14
INNOVATIVE18
JACKKNIVES30
MOTIVATING17
MOTIVATION16
OBJECTIVES26
OFFENSIVES20
PERCEIVING19
PERCEPTIVE20
POSITIVELY18
PREVENTIVE20
PRIMITIVES18
PRIVATIZED25
PRIVATIZES24
PRIVILEGED18
PRIVILEGES17
PRODUCTIVE20
REFLEXIVES23
RELATIVELY16
RELATIVITY16
REPETITIVE16
RESPECTIVE18
SUBDIVIDED20
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBVERSIVE21
SUCCESSIVE19
UNIVERSITY17
VINDICTIVE21

The 60 most common shown, 420 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IV (518)

AFFIRMATIVE23
ALTERNATIVE15
AMBIVALENCE21
ANNIVERSARY17
CAPTIVATING20
CAPTIVITIES19
COMMUTATIVE22
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
CONCEIVABLE21
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSECUTIVE20
DERIVATIVES20
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESTRUCTIVE19
DISTINCTIVE18
DIVERSIFIED20
EFFECTIVELY25
EQUIVALENCE26
EQUIVALENTS24
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXTENSIVELY23
HERBIVOROUS20
IMAGINATIVE18
IMPULSIVELY22
INDIVIDUALS18
INEFFECTIVE23
INEXPENSIVE23
INFORMATIVE20
INOFFENSIVE21
INQUISITIVE24
INSENSITIVE15
INTERACTIVE17
OBJECTIVELY29
OBJECTIVITY29
OBSTRUCTIVE20
PERSPECTIVE21
PRECONCEIVE21
PREVENTIVES21
PRIVATIZING26
PRIVILEGING19
PROHIBITIVE21
PROSPECTIVE21
PROVOCATIVE23
QUALITATIVE24
RECURSIVELY20
RESTRICTIVE17
SCREWDRIVER21
SELECTIVELY19
SENSITIVITY17
SPECULATIVE20
SUBDIVIDING21
SUBJUNCTIVE29
SUBVERSIVES22
TENTATIVELY17
UNEQUIVOCAL27
UNIVERSALLY18
VIVACIOUSLY24
VIVISECTION21

The 60 most common shown, 458 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IV (468)

ADJECTIVALLY29
AFFIRMATIVES24
AGGRESSIVELY20
ALTERNATIVES16
APPRECIATIVE22
APPREHENSIVE22
CIVILISATION18
CIVILIZATION26
COLLECTIVELY22
COLLECTIVIZE28
COMPARATIVES22
COMPULSIVELY25
CONCLUSIVELY23
CONJUNCTIVES29
CONNECTIVITY22
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSTRUCTIVE21
COOPERATIVES20
DEPRIVATIONS19
DISINCENTIVE19
DIVERSIFYING23
EQUIVALENCES27
EQUIVALENTLY27
EQUIVOCATING28
EQUIVOCATION27
EXHAUSTIVELY27
EXPRESSIVELY26
FIGURATIVELY23
GALLIVANTING18
ILLUSTRATIVE17
IMPRESSIVELY22
INCONCLUSIVE21
INDIVIDUALLY21
INTRANSITIVE16
IRRESPECTIVE20
NONOBJECTIVE28
PERSPECTIVES22
PERSUASIVELY21
POCKETKNIVES26
PRECONCEIVED23
PRECONCEIVES22
PREROGATIVES19
PRESERVATIVE22
PRODUCTIVITY24
PROGRESSIVES19
QUANTITATIVE25
RELATIVISTIC18
REPRODUCTIVE22
RESPECTIVELY22
SCREWDRIVERS22
SUBDIVISIONS20
SUBJECTIVELY31
SUBJECTIVITY31
SUBJUNCTIVES30
SUCCESSIVELY23
SUPERLATIVES19
UNATTRACTIVE19
UNFORGIVABLE23
UNIVERSITIES17
UNPRIVILEGED21

The 60 most common shown, 408 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

3,508 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (2.1%) are containing IV. Most of them, 518, have 11 letters. 10 start with IV, 4 end with it and 3,494 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with IV

Every word comes 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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Questions

How many words are there containing IV?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 3,508 words containing IV, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IV?

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVIZED (39), SUBJECTIVIZES (38) and SUBJECTIVIZE (37).

What are the most common words containing IV?

PRIVATIZATION, SUBJECTIVE, CIVILIZATION, EXCLUSIVELY, CIVILIZING and COMPARATIVELY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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