Words that end in ative
We found 369 words ending with ative for word games like Scrabble and Words With Friends.
Highest scoring words ending with ative suffix
| Words | Scrabble points | Words With Friends points |
|---|---|---|
| Amative | 12 | 14 |
| Stative | 10 | 11 |
| Elative | 10 | 12 |
| Dative | 10 | 11 |
| Native | 9 | 11 |
6 letter words
7 letter words
8 letter words
9 letter words
- Quotative
- Oxidative
- Exudative
- Combative
- Vibrative
- Privative
- Fricative
- Formative
- Evocative
- Talkative
- Summative
- Siccative
- Probative
- Precative
- Placative
- Deviative
- Calmative
- Violative
- Purgative
- Mediative
- Hortative
- Educative
- Pulsative
- Portative
- Operative
- Normative
- Lucrative
- Imitative
- Emulative
- Emanative
- Causative
- Radiative
- Laudative
- Gustative
- Gestative
- Agitative
- Urinative
- Tentative
- Nonnative
- Narrative
- Iterative
10 letter words
- Pejorative
- Execrative
- Excitative
- Advocative
- Motivative
- Inchoative
- Evacuative
- Vegetative
- Permeative
- Incubative
- Imputative
- Imperative
- Figurative
- Federative
- Derivative
- Cunctative
- Cumulative
- Copulative
- Accusative
- Renovative
- Mitigative
- Meditative
- Innovative
- Indicative
- Evaluative
- Dominative
- Decorative
- Cogitative
- Uncreative
- Ulcerative
- Simulative
- Separative
- Ruminative
- Reparative
- Recreative
- Recitative
- Palliative
- Nominative
- Limitative
- Lacerative
- Estimative
- Derogative
- Constative
- Regulative
- Indurative
- Generative
- Detonative
- Denotative
- Tolerative
- Irritative
- Irrelative
- Initiative
- Annotative
11 letter words
- Explicative
- Expectative
- Exhortative
- Exfoliative
- Qualitative
- Explorative
- Explanative
- Suffocative
- Affricative
- Affirmative
- Syncopative
- Provocative
- Exonerative
- Vindicative
- Uncombative
- Implicative
- Deverbative
- Deformative
- Comparative
- Commutative
- Combinative
- Applicative
- Reformative
- Propagative
- Predicative
- Informative
- Facultative
- Evaporative
- Duplicative
- Desiccative
- Confutative
- Adumbrative
- Acetylative
- Suppurative
- Subcurative
- Speculative
- Reprobative
- Replicative
- Rebarbative
- Procreative
- Preparative
- Nuncupative
- Lubricative
- Gravitative
- Devastative
- Corporative
- Cooperative
- Circulative
- Celebrative
- Carminative
- Appellative
- Adversative
- Reeducative
- Prerogative
- Imaginative
- Germinative
- Elucidative
- Dissipative
- Degradative
- Declarative
- Colligative
- Aggregative
- Terminative
- Superlative
- Stimulative
- Sporulative
- Segregative
- Personative
- Penetrative
- Noncreative
- Meliorative
- Inoperative
- Inoculative
- Enumerative
- Eliminative
- Elaborative
- Designative
- Denigrative
- Correlative
- Connotative
- Associative
- Arbitrative
- Originative
- Nonnegative
- Legislative
- Irradiative
- Integrative
- Instigative
- Delineative
- Translative
- Titillative
- Retaliative
- Restorative
- Reiterative
- Nonrelative
- Insinuative
- Assortative
- Alternative
12 letter words
- Adjudicative
- Exhilarative
- Excogitative
- Quantitative
- Exploitative
- Exaggerative
- Performative
- Noncombative
- Consummative
- Compensative
- Appreciative
- Accumulative
- Vituperative
- Preventative
- Preservative
- Fermentative
- Facilitative
- Depreciative
- Conservative
- Recuperative
- Preoperative
- Manipulative
- Consecrative
- Conciliative
- Accelerative
- Infiltrative
- Dissociative
- Denunciative
- Denominative
- Deliberative
- Coordinative
- Augmentative
- Asseverative
- Renunciative
- Remunerative
- Presentative
- Opinionative
- Obliterative
- Nonoperative
- Nonnormative
- Nonimitative
- Illuminative
- Desiderative
- Degenerative
- Continuative
- Consultative
- Assimilative
- Articulative
- Anticreative
- Ameliorative
- Seronegative
- Regenerative
- Sustentative
- Nonnarrative
- Illustrative
- Alliterative
13 letter words
- Approximative
- Justificative
- Frequentative
- Extrapolative
- Accommodative
- Communicative
- Commemorative
- Overtalkative
- Significative
- Reciprocative
- Prefigurative
- Precipitative
- Photonegative
- Participative
- Contemplative
- Configurative
- Confederative
- Commiserative
- Appropriative
- Uninformative
- Reverberative
- Reduplicative
- Proliferative
- Premeditative
- Perseverative
- Uncooperative
- Recriminative
- Postoperative
- Perioperative
- Nonfigurative
- Nonderivative
- Noncumulative
- Investigative
- Incorporative
- Corroborative
- Contaminative
- Concentrative
- Collaborative
- Agglomerative
- Acculturative
- Unimaginative
- Subordinative
- Nonevaluative
- Gesticulative
- Determinative
- Demonstrative
- Authoritative
- Argumentative
- Transmutative
- Resuscitative
- Remonstrative
- Ratiocinative
- Interpolative
- Agglutinative
- Reintegrative
- Interrogative
- Deteriorative
- Antinarrative
14 letter words
- Photooxidative
- Unappreciative
- Noncommutative
- Multiplicative
- Inappreciative
- Transformative
- Rehabilitative
- Discriminative
- Conglomerative
- Nonspeculative
- Noncooperative
- Disaggregative
- Antiderivative
- Administrative
- Substantiative
- Representative
- Redintegrative
- Interpretative
- Interoperative
- Disintegrative
15 letter words
- Excommunicative
- Phosphorylative
- Nonquantitative
- Nonexploitative
- Uncommunicative
- Incommunicative
- Overimaginative
- Prognosticative
- Nonconservative
- Neoconservative
- Heteronormative
- Antispeculative
- Undemonstrative
- Electronegative
How many words end with ative?
There are a total of 367 words ending in ative. The shortest word is 6 letters long and the longest word is 15 letters long.
The TWL dictionary contains 196601 unique English words.
Distribution of found words
| Letters | Word count |
|---|---|
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 24 |
| 9 | 41 |
| 10 | 53 |
| 11 | 98 |
| 12 | 56 |
| 13 | 58 |
| 14 | 20 |
| 15 | 14 |
Most common letters before the suffix -ative
What are the most common last letters of stems that end with ative? We analyzed letter frequency of the first letters before this suffix. Our findings help you make strategic tile placement decisions in word games.
Memorize the letters from the table below.
| Word count | Last letter of stem | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | r | 25.1% |
| 59 | t | 16.1% |
| 37 | l | 10.1% |
| 35 | n | 9.5% |
| 34 | c | 9.3% |
| 19 | i | 5.2% |
| 17 | m | 4.6% |
| 11 | v | 3% |
| 9 | e | 2.5% |
| 8 | b | 2.2% |
| 6 | u | 1.6% |
| 5 | s | 1.4% |
| 4 | p | 1.1% |
| 2 | x | 0.5% |
| 1 | o | 0.3% |