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Words that end in VE

Need a word that finishes with VE? Here is every one Wordtide's board accepts, grouped by length, with the most common words first. There are 1,171 playable words ending in VE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 10 letters, and the longest word is ANTICOMPETITIVE. The highest-scoring is EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points.

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Popular words ending in VE

SUBJECTIVE27
COMPREHENSIVE25
OBJECTIVE25
ADJECTIVE24
EXHAUSTIVE23
INEFFECTIVE23
PROVOCATIVE23
CONSERVATIVE22
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTIVE22
ADMINISTRATIVE21
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
CONSTRUCTIVE21
EFFECTIVE21
EXCESSIVE21
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21

Highest-scoring words ending in VE

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

EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
INTERSUBJECTIVE32
JUSTIFICATIVE31
NONSUBJECTIVE30
SUBJUNCTIVE29
UNCOMMUNICATIVE29
ADJUDICATIVE29
APPROXIMATIVE29
FREQUENTATIVE29
NONACQUISITIVE29
PHOTOOXIDATIVE29
SUPEREFFECTIVE29

3-letter words ending in VE (2)

AVE7
EVE7

4-letter words ending in VE (29)

CAVE10
COVE10
DIVE9
DOVE9
EAVE8
FAVE11
FIVE11
GAVE9
GIVE9
GYVE11
HAVE10
HIVE10
HOVE10
JIVE16
LAVE8
LIVE8
LOVE8
MOVE10
NAVE8
NEVE8
PAVE10
RAVE8
RIVE8
ROVE8
SAVE8
VIVE12
WAVE11
WIVE11
WOVE11

5-letter words ending in VE (62)

ABOVE11
AGAVE10
ALIVE9
BRAVE11
BREVE11
CALVE11
CARVE11
CHIVE13
CLAVE11
CLOVE11
CRAVE11
CURVE12
DEAVE10
DELVE10
DRAVE10
DRIVE10
DROVE10
FAUVE13
GLOVE10
GRAVE10
GROVE10
HALVE11
HEAVE11
HELVE11
KEEVE12
KNAVE12
LEAVE9
LIEVE9
MAUVE12
NAIVE9
NERVE9
NIEVE9
OGIVE10
OLIVE9
PARVE11
PEEVE11
POOVE11
PROVE11
REAVE9
REEVE9
REIVE9
SALVE9
SERVE9
SHAVE11
SHIVE11
SHOVE11
SIEVE9
SKIVE12
SLAVE9
SOAVE9
SOLVE9
STAVE9
STOVE9
SUAVE10
SWIVE12
VALVE13
VARVE13
VERVE13
WAIVE12
WEAVE12

The 60 most common shown, 2 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words ending in VE (57)

ACTIVE12
ALCOVE12
ARRIVE10
BEHAVE14
BEHOVE14
BELIVE12
CLEAVE12
DATIVE11
DERIVE11
ENDIVE11
EVOLVE14
GLAIVE11
GREAVE11
GRIEVE11
GROOVE11
INWOVE13
MOTIVE12
NATIVE10
OCTAVE12
PAREVE12
REGAVE11
REGIVE11
RELEVE10
RELIVE10
REMOVE12
REPAVE12
REVIVE14
REWOVE13
SCRIVE12
SHEAVE12
SHEEVE12
SHELVE12
SHRIVE12
SHROVE12
SLEAVE10
SLEEVE10
STARVE10
STEEVE10
STRIVE10
STROVE10
SWERVE13
THIEVE12
THRAVE12
THRIVE12
THROVE12
TWELVE13
UNLIVE11
UNROVE11
UNWOVE14
UPDIVE14
UPDOVE14
UPHOVE15
VISIVE14
VOTIVE14
WHARVE15
WHERVE15
ZOUAVE19

7-letter words ending in VE (95)

ABSOLVE13
ABUSIVE14
ACHIEVE15
AIRWAVE14
APPROVE15
ARCHIVE15
BEEHIVE15
BEHOOVE15
BELIEVE13
BEREAVE13
BIVALVE17
CAPTIVE15
COMMOVE17
CONCAVE15
CONNIVE13
CURSIVE14
DECEIVE14
DECURVE15
DEPRAVE14
DEPRIVE14
DESERVE12
DEVOLVE16
ELUSIVE12
EMOTIVE13
ENCLAVE13
ENGRAVE12
ENSLAVE11
EROSIVE11
EVASIVE15
EXCLAVE19
FESTIVE14
FICTIVE16
FORGAVE15
FORGIVE15
FURTIVE15
IMPROVE15
INVOLVE15
JUSSIVE20
KHEDIVE17
MASSIVE13
MISMOVE15
MISSIVE13
OBSERVE13
OUTLIVE12
PASSIVE13
PENSIVE13
RECEIVE13
RELIEVE11
REPROVE13
RESERVE11
RESOLVE11
RESTIVE11
REVOLVE15
SKYDIVE17
SKYDOVE17
SURVIVE16
UNNERVE12
UNWEAVE15
UPCURVE17
UPHEAVE16

The 60 most common shown, 35 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words ending in VE (117)

ABLATIVE14
ABORTIVE14
ABRASIVE14
ADAPTIVE15
ADDITIVE14
ADHESIVE15
ADOPTIVE15
AGGRIEVE14
ALLUSIVE13
AVERSIVE16
BURGRAVE16
COACTIVE16
COERCIVE16
COEVOLVE18
COHESIVE16
CONCEIVE16
CONCLAVE16
CONSERVE14
CONTRIVE14
CONVOLVE18
CREATIVE14
CURATIVE15
DECISIVE15
DELUSIVE14
DERISIVE13
DISPROVE15
DISSOLVE13
DIVISIVE17
EFFUSIVE19
EJECTIVE22
ELECTIVE14
EVINCIVE18
EXERTIVE18
FIXATIVE21
FOXGLOVE22
FUGITIVE17
GENITIVE13
ILLUSIVE13
INACTIVE14
INCISIVE14
INVASIVE16
LAXATIVE18
MANGROVE15
NEGATIVE13
NOSEDIVE13
PERCEIVE16
POSITIVE14
PRESERVE14
PUNITIVE15
PUTATIVE15
REACTIVE14
RELATIVE12
REPRIEVE14
RETRIEVE12
SEDATIVE13
SPORTIVE14
UNIVALVE17
VEGETIVE17
VOCATIVE18
VOMITIVE18

The 60 most common shown, 57 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words ending in VE (154)

ADDICTIVE17
ADJECTIVE24
ASSERTIVE13
ATTENTIVE13
COGNITIVE16
COMBATIVE19
CONDUCIVE19
CORROSIVE15
DECEPTIVE18
DEDUCTIVE18
DEFECTIVE19
DEFENSIVE17
DETECTIVE16
DIGESTIVE15
DIRECTIVE16
EFFECTIVE21
EVOCATIVE19
EXCESSIVE21
EXCLUSIVE22
EXECUTIVE22
EXPANSIVE21
EXPENSIVE21
EXPLETIVE21
EXPLOSIVE21
EXTENSIVE19
FORMATIVE18
IMITATIVE15
IMPASSIVE17
IMPULSIVE18
INCENTIVE15
INCLUSIVE16
INTENSIVE13
INTERWOVE16
INTRUSIVE14
INTUITIVE14
INVECTIVE19
INVENTIVE17
ITERATIVE13
LUCRATIVE16
MICROWAVE20
MISBEHAVE19
NARRATIVE13
OBJECTIVE25
OBSESSIVE15
OBTRUSIVE16
OFFENSIVE19
OPERATIVE15
PERVASIVE19
PLAINTIVE15
PRIMITIVE17
RECEPTIVE17
RECURSIVE16
REFLEXIVE22
REPULSIVE16
SECRETIVE15
SEDUCTIVE17
SELECTIVE15
SENSITIVE13
TALKATIVE16
TENTATIVE13

The 60 most common shown, 94 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words ending in VE (176)

ACCUSATIVE19
AFTERSHAVE19
AGGRESSIVE16
ATTRACTIVE16
AUTOMOTIVE17
COLLECTIVE18
COMPULSIVE21
CONCLUSIVE19
CONDUCTIVE20
CONNECTIVE18
CONVULSIVE21
CORRECTIVE18
CUMULATIVE20
DECORATIVE17
DEFINITIVE18
DERIVATIVE19
DIMINUTIVE18
DISAPPROVE19
DISBELIEVE17
DISMISSIVE17
DISRUPTIVE18
EXHAUSTIVE23
EXPRESSIVE22
FIGURATIVE19
IMPERATIVE18
IMPRESSIVE18
INDECISIVE17
INDICATIVE17
INFINITIVE17
INITIATIVE14
INNOVATIVE18
INTERWEAVE17
LOCOMOTIVE18
NOMINATIVE16
OPPRESSIVE18
OVERACTIVE20
PEJORATIVE24
PERCEPTIVE20
PERMISSIVE18
PERSUASIVE17
POSSESSIVE16
PREDICTIVE19
PREEMPTIVE20
PREVENTIVE20
PRODUCTIVE20
PROPULSIVE19
PROTECTIVE18
REFLECTIVE19
REPETITIVE16
REPRESSIVE16
RESPECTIVE18
RESPONSIVE16
SUBJECTIVE27
SUBMISSIVE19
SUBVERSIVE21
SUCCESSIVE19
SUGGESTIVE17
SUPPORTIVE19
TRANSITIVE14
VINDICTIVE21

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words ending in VE (176)

ACQUISITIVE26
AFFIRMATIVE23
ALTERNATIVE15
ASSOCIATIVE17
ATTRIBUTIVE18
COMMUTATIVE22
COMPARATIVE21
COMPETITIVE21
CONJUNCTIVE28
CONNOTATIVE17
CONSECUTIVE20
CONSUMPTIVE22
COOPERATIVE19
CORRELATIVE17
DECLARATIVE18
DESCRIPTIVE20
DESTRUCTIVE19
DISTINCTIVE18
HYPERACTIVE23
IMAGINATIVE18
INATTENTIVE15
INEFFECTIVE23
INEQUIVALVE28
INEXPENSIVE23
INFORMATIVE20
INOFFENSIVE21
INOPERATIVE17
INQUISITIVE24
INSENSITIVE15
INSTINCTIVE17
INSTRUCTIVE18
INTERACTIVE17
LEGISLATIVE16
MISCONCEIVE21
NONABRASIVE17
OBSTRUCTIVE20
OVERACHIEVE23
PENETRATIVE17
PERSPECTIVE21
PRECONCEIVE21
PREDICATIVE20
PREROGATIVE18
PRESUMPTIVE22
PROCREATIVE19
PROGRESSIVE18
PROHIBITIVE21
PROSPECTIVE21
PROVOCATIVE23
QUALITATIVE24
RADIOACTIVE18
RESTORATIVE15
RESTRICTIVE17
RETRIBUTIVE18
RETROACTIVE17
SHIRTSLEEVE17
SPECULATIVE20
SUBJUNCTIVE29
SUBSTANTIVE18
SUPERLATIVE18
UNOBTRUSIVE19

The 60 most common shown, 116 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words ending in VE (130)

ACCUMULATIVE24
ADJUDICATIVE29
ALLITERATIVE16
APPERCEPTIVE24
APPRECIATIVE22
APPREHENSIVE22
COMPENSATIVE22
CONSERVATIVE22
CONSTRICTIVE20
CONSTRUCTIVE21
CONSULTATIVE19
CONSUMMATIVE23
CONTRIBUTIVE21
CRYOPRESERVE22
DEGENERATIVE18
DEPRECIATIVE21
DISINCENTIVE19
DISTRIBUTIVE20
EXAGGERATIVE24
EXCOGITATIVE25
EXHILARATIVE24
EXPLOITATIVE24
HYPERTENSIVE22
ILLUSTRATIVE17
IMPERCEPTIVE24
IMPERFECTIVE25
INCONCLUSIVE21
INEXPRESSIVE24
INTERPRETIVE18
INTRANSITIVE16
IRRESPECTIVE20
MALADJUSTIVE28
MANIPULATIVE21
NONCOMBATIVE22
NONEFFECTIVE24
NONEXCLUSIVE25
NONEXECUTIVE25
NONEXPLOSIVE24
NONOBJECTIVE28
PERFORMATIVE23
PRESCRIPTIVE22
PRESERVATIVE22
PREVENTATIVE22
PROSCRIPTIVE22
PSYCHOACTIVE26
PUTREFACTIVE24
QUANTITATIVE25
RECUPERATIVE21
REGENERATIVE17
REMUNERATIVE19
REPRODUCTIVE22
UNATTRACTIVE19
UNDERACHIEVE22
UNEXPRESSIVE25
UNIMPRESSIVE21
UNPERCEPTIVE23
UNPRODUCTIVE23
UNREFLECTIVE22
UNRESPONSIVE19
VITUPERATIVE23

The 60 most common shown, 70 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words ending in VE (90)

ACCOMMODATIVE26
ACCULTURATIVE23
AGGLOMERATIVE21
APPROPRIATIVE23
APPROXIMATIVE29
ARGUMENTATIVE21
AUTHORITATIVE20
COLLABORATIVE21
COMMEMORATIVE25
COMMISERATIVE23
COMMUNICATIVE26
COMPREHENSIVE25
CONCENTRATIVE21
CONFEDERATIVE23
CONFIGURATIVE24
CONTAMINATIVE21
CONTEMPLATIVE23
CONTRACEPTIVE23
CORRESPONSIVE21
CORROBORATIVE21
COUNTERACTIVE22
DEMONSTRATIVE20
EXTEROCEPTIVE27
EXTRAPOLATIVE25
FREQUENTATIVE29
HYPERREACTIVE25
INCONSECUTIVE22
INTERROGATIVE18
INTROSPECTIVE21
INVESTIGATIVE22
JUSTIFICATIVE31
NONCONDUCTIVE23
NONCUMULATIVE23
NONDERIVATIVE22
NONEVALUATIVE22
NONEXPLOITIVE25
NONFIGURATIVE22
NONPRODUCTIVE23
NONSUBJECTIVE30
OVERSENSITIVE21
OVERTALKATIVE24
PARTICIPATIVE23
PHOTOEMISSIVE23
PHOTONEGATIVE22
PHOTOPOSITIVE23
POSTOPERATIVE21
PRECIPITATIVE23
PREFIGURATIVE24
PREMEDITATIVE22
PROLIFERATIVE22
RECIPROCATIVE23
REDUPLICATIVE23
RETROGRESSIVE18
RETROSPECTIVE21
REVERBERATIVE23
SIGNIFICATIVE23
UNCOMPETITIVE24
UNCOOPERATIVE22
UNIMAGINATIVE21
UNINFORMATIVE23

The 60 most common shown, 30 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words ending in VE (56)

ADMINISTRATIVE21
ANTICONVULSIVE25
ANTIDERIVATIVE23
ANTIREFLECTIVE23
ANTISUBVERSIVE25
CHEMORECEPTIVE28
CONGLOMERATIVE23
CONTRAPOSITIVE22
CRYOPROTECTIVE26
DECONSTRUCTIVE24
DISAGGREGATIVE22
DISCRIMINATIVE23
DISINTEGRATIVE20
HYPERSENSITIVE24
IMMUNOREACTIVE25
INAPPRECIATIVE24
INTEROPERATIVE20
INTERPRETATIVE20
MULTIPLICATIVE25
NONACQUISITIVE29
NONCOMMUTATIVE25
NONCOMPETITIVE24
NONCONSECUTIVE23
NONCONSUMPTIVE25
NONCOOPERATIVE22
NONDESCRIPTIVE23
NONDESTRUCTIVE22
NONDISTINCTIVE21
NONINTERACTIVE20
NONPROGRESSIVE21
NONRADIOACTIVE21
NONRESTRICTIVE20
NONRETROACTIVE20
NONSPECULATIVE23
OVERAGGRESSIVE24
OVERPROTECTIVE26
PHOTOINDUCTIVE26
PHOTOOXIDATIVE29
PHOTORECEPTIVE26
PHOTOSENSITIVE22
PROPRIOCEPTIVE26
RADIOSENSITIVE19
RECONSTRUCTIVE23
REDINTEGRATIVE20
REDISTRIBUTIVE22
REHABILITATIVE22
REPRESENTATIVE20
SUBSTANTIATIVE21
SUPEREFFECTIVE29
SUPEREXPENSIVE29
SUPERSENSITIVE21
TRANSFORMATIVE23
ULTRAEXCLUSIVE28
ULTRASENSITIVE19
UNAPPRECIATIVE25
UNCONSTRUCTIVE24

15-letter words ending in VE (27)

ANTICOMPETITIVE25
ANTIPROGRESSIVE22
ANTISPECULATIVE24
ELECTRONEGATIVE22
ELECTROPOSITIVE23
EXCOMMUNICATIVE34
HYPERAGGRESSIVE27
HYPERRESPONSIVE27
INCOMMUNICATIVE28
INTERSUBJECTIVE32
INTUSSUSCEPTIVE25
NEOCONSERVATIVE25
NONCONSERVATIVE25
NONCONSTRUCTIVE24
NONEXPLOITATIVE27
NONQUANTITATIVE28
NONREPRODUCTIVE25
OVERIMAGINATIVE26
PHOSPHORYLATIVE29
PHOTOCONDUCTIVE29
PROGNOSTICATIVE24
RADIOPROTECTIVE24
RETROREFLECTIVE24
SUBCONTRAOCTAVE26
SUPERCONDUCTIVE28
UNCOMMUNICATIVE29
UNDEMONSTRATIVE23

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Questions

How many words are there ending in VE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,171 words ending in VE, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word ending in VE?

EXCOMMUNICATIVE, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: INTERSUBJECTIVE (32), JUSTIFICATIVE (31) and NONSUBJECTIVE (30).

What are some common 5-letter words ending in VE?

VALVE, CURVE, ABOVE, BRAVE, HALVE and PROVE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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