Words that end in ive

• Jive
• Hive
• Five
• Give
• Dive
• Rive
• Live

• Chive
• Skive
• Waive
• Shive
• Ogive
• Drive
• Reive
• Olive
• Naive
• Alive

• Votive
• Visive
• Updive
• Thrive
• Shrive
• Scrive
• Motive
• Belive
• Active
• Regive
• Glaive
• Endive
• Derive
• Dative
• Unlive
• Strive
• Relive
• Native
• Arrive

• Skydive
• Khedive
• Jussive
• Fictive
• Beehive
• Archive
• Forgive
• Captive
• Predive
• Misgive
• Evasive
• Deprive
• Deceive
• Codrive
• Receive
• Plosive
• Pensive
• Passive
• Missive
• Mislive
• Massive
• Emotive
• Cursive
• Connive
• Amusive
• Amative
• Abusive
• Tardive
• Redrive
• Outgive
• Unitive
• Tussive
• Tensive
• Suasive
• Stative
• Outlive
• Erosive
• Elusive
• Elative

• Fixative
• Exaptive
• Equative
• Ejective
• Laxative
• Effusive
• Vomitive
• Vocative
• Evincive
• Cohesive
• Vegetive
• Perceive
• Fugitive
• Divisive
• Crescive
• Conceive
• Coercive
• Coactive
• Adhesive
• Volitive
• Seducive
• Postdive
• Overlive
• Misdrive
• Invasive
• Infusive
• Eventive
• Eductive
• Decisive
• Coderive
• Aversive
• Adoptive
• Adaptive
• Tractive
• Sorptive
• Reactive
• Putative
• Punitive
• Positive
• Plausive
• Orective
• Optative
• Omissive
• Mutative
• Monitive
• Locative
• Incisive
• Inactive
• Eruptive
• Erective
• Enactive
• Emulsive
• Emissive
• Elective
• Curative
• Creative
• Contrive
• Conative
• Additive
• Abrasive
• Ablative
• Sedative
• Outdrive
• Nosedive
• Negative
• Ligative
• Ideative
• Genitive
• Ergative
• Durative
• Donative
• Dilative
• Derisive
• Denotive
• Delusive
• Auditive
• Agentive
• Sanative
• Rotative
• Restrive
• Relative
• Lenitive
• Illusive
• Illative
• Allusive

• Objective
• Exemptive
• Exceptive
• Bijective
• Adjective
• Rejective
• Quotative
• Injective
• Expulsive
• Explosive
• Expletive
• Expensive
• Expansive
• Excursive
• Excretive
• Exclusive
• Excessive
• Oxidative
• Exudative
• Effective
• Affective
• Extrusive
• Extensive
• Diffusive
• Suffusive
• Offensive
• Impactive
• Embracive
• Divorcive
• Defective
• Combative
• Advective
• Acceptive
• Vibrative
• Refective
• Profusive
• Privative
• Pervasive
• Perfusive
• Olfactive
• Invective
• Infective
• Fricative
• Formative
• Factitive
• Evocative
• Enhancive
• Decoctive
• Deceptive
• Conducive
• Talkative
• Summative
• Siccative
• Receptive
• Purposive
• Promotive
• Probative
• Proactive
• Primitive
• Precative
• Placative
• Overdrive
• Occlusive
• Inceptive
• Impulsive
• Implosive
• Impassive
• Forgetive
• Divulsive
• Deviative
• Defensive
• Deductive
• Calmative
• Bioactive
• Adventive
• Adductive
• Addictive
• Accretive
• Violative
• Undeceive
• Seductive
• Revulsive
• Reductive
• Purgative
• Mediative
• Inversive
• Inventive
• Inductive
• Hortative
• Educative
• Directive
• Detective
• Depletive
• Decretive
• Cognitive
• Admissive
• Unabusive
• Selective
• Secretive
• Seclusive
• Repulsive
• Remissive
• Recursive
• Reclusive
• Recessive
• Pulsative
• Prelusive
• Portative
• Plaintive
• Partitive
• Operative
• Obtrusive
• Obsessive
• Normative
• Nonactive
• Lucrative
• Irruptive
• Incursive
• Inclusive
• Incentive
• Imitative
• Gerundive
• Emulative
• Emanative
• Corrosive
• Corrasive
• Contusive
• Collusive
• Causative
• Caressive
• Aspersive
• Ascensive
• Traditive
• Radiative
• Laudative
• Gustative
• Gestative
• Endorsive
• Detersive
• Agitative
• Urinative
• Tentative
• Sensitive
• Retentive
• Resentive
• Outstrive
• Ostensive
• Nutritive
• Nonnative
• Narrative
• Iterative
• Intuitive
• Intrusive
• Intensive
• Attritive
• Attentive
• Assuasive
• Assentive

• Exhibitive
• Subjective
• Projective
• Adjunctive
• Surjective
• Pejorative
• Injunctive
• Hyperdrive
• Extractive
• Extinctive
• Expressive
• Expositive
• Exploitive
• Execrative
• Excitative
• Afflictive
• Perfective
• Convective
• Vindictive
• Preemptive
• Preceptive
• Perceptive
• Deflective
• Concoctive
• Conceptive
• Compulsive
• Completive
• Capacitive
• Apperceive
• Advocative
• Vasoactive
• Subversive
• Refractive
• Reflective
• Redemptive
• Productive
• Preventive
• Predictive
• Perversive
• Overactive
• Motivative
• Inhibitive
• Inflictive
• Inflective
• Inchoative
• Evacuative
• Convulsive
• Conductive
• Vegetative
• Uncoercive
• Susceptive
• Suppletive
• Successive
• Submissive
• Respective
• Reconceive
• Protective
• Propulsive
• Preclusive
• Permissive
• Permeative
• Percussive
• Oppressive
• Locomotive
• Inspective
• Incubative
• Imputative
• Impressive
• Imperative
• Figurative
• Federative
• Derivative
• Definitive
• Cunctative
• Cumulative
• Corrective
• Copulative
• Connective
• Concussive
• Conclusive
• Concessive
• Collective
• Assumptive
• Ascriptive
• Appraisive
• Appositive
• Appointive
• Appetitive
• Accusative
• Absorptive
• Renovative
• Pendentive
• Mitigative
• Meditative
• Innovative
• Infinitive
• Indicative
• Indecisive
• Evaluative
• Dominative
• Dispersive
• Dismissive
• Discursive
• Detractive
• Depressive
• Decorative
• Cogitative
• Adsorptive
• Uncreative
• Ulcerative
• Suspensive
• Simulative
• Separative
• Ruminative
• Responsive
• Resorptive
• Repressive
• Repetitive
• Reparative
• Recreative
• Recitative
• Protrusive
• Protensive
• Possessive
• Persuasive
• Palliative
• Nonpassive
• Nominative
• Limitative
• Lacerative
• Estimative
• Digressive
• Derogative
• Degressive
• Consultive
• Constative
• Automotive
• Attractive
• Aggressive
• Regulative
• Regressive
• Ingressive
• Indurative
• Generative
• Dissuasive
• Detonative
• Denotative
• Transitive
• Tolerative
• Irritative
• Irrelative
• Initiative
• Assaultive
• Annotative

• Subjunctive
• Explicative
• Expectative
• Conjunctive
• Acquisitive
• Hyperactive
• Exhortative
• Exfoliative
• Disjunctive
• Qualitative
• Inquisitive
• Inexpensive
• Explorative
• Explanative
• Coextensive
• Suffocative
• Ineffective
• Hypotensive
• Affricative
• Affirmative
• Syncopative
• Provocative
• Prohibitive
• Exonerative
• Conflictive
• Vindicative
• Uncombative
• Prospective
• Presumptive
• Preconceive
• Perspective
• Nociceptive
• Misperceive
• Misconceive
• Inoffensive
• Implicative
• Deverbative
• Deformative
• Consumptive
• Compressive
• Competitive
• Comparative
• Commutative
• Combinative
• Applicative
• Reformative
• Propagative
• Predicative
• Preadaptive
• Maladaptive
• Informative
• Facultative
• Evaporative
• Duplicative
• Desiccative
• Descriptive
• Confutative
• Adumbrative
• Acetylative
• Unreceptive
• Suppurative
• Suppressive
• Subtractive
• Subcurative
• Speculative
• Reprobative
• Replicative
• Rebarbative
• Protractive
• Procreative
• Prepositive
• Preparative
• Obstructive
• Nuncupative
• Noncoercive
• Nonadhesive
• Lubricative
• Inscriptive
• Gravitative
• Devastative
• Corporative
• Cooperative
• Contractive
• Circulative
• Celebrative
• Carminative
• Appellative
• Adversative
• Abstractive
• Uninventive
• Underactive
• Reeducative
• Radioactive
• Progressive
• Prerogative
• Noninvasive
• Nonadaptive
• Imaginative
• Germinative
• Elucidative
• Distractive
• Distinctive
• Dissipative
• Dispositive
• Diapositive
• Destructive
• Degradative
• Declarative
• Colligative
• Argumentive
• Aggregative
• Unselective
• Unobtrusive
• Terminative
• Superlative
• Substantive
• Stimulative
• Sporulative
• Segregative
• Retroactive
• Restrictive
• Personative
• Penetrative
• Nonreactive
• Nonpunitive
• Nonelective
• Noncreative
• Nonadditive
• Nonabrasive
• Neuroactive
• Meliorative
• Interactive
• Instructive
• Instinctive
• 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
• Insensitive
• Inattentive
• Assortative
• Antitussive
• Alternative

• Psychoactive
• Nonobjective
• Adjudicative
• Exhilarative
• Excogitative
• Unexpressive
• Quantitative
• Nonexplosive
• Nonexclusive
• Inexpressive
• Imperfective
• Exploitative
• Exaggerative
• Noneffective
• Imperceptive
• Hypertensive
• Apperceptive
• Putrefactive
• Performative
• Apprehensive
• Unperceptive
• Proscriptive
• Prescriptive
• Noncombative
• Consummative
• Compensative
• Appreciative
• Accumulative
• Vituperative
• Unreflective
• Unproductive
• Reproductive
• Reprehensive
• Preventative
• Preservative
• Precognitive
• Noninfective
• Nondeceptive
• Fermentative
• Facilitative
• Depreciative
• Conservative
• Unimpressive
• Supermassive
• Repercussive
• Recuperative
• Preoperative
• Postpositive
• Posteruptive
• Nonpurposive
• Nondeductive
• Nonaddictive
• Manipulative
• Inconclusive
• Constructive
• Constrictive
• Consecrative
• Conciliative
• Accelerative
• Retrodictive
• Noninductive
• Nondirective
• Noncognitive
• Introversive
• Interdictive
• Infiltrative
• Dissociative
• Disincentive
• Denunciative
• Denominative
• Deliberative
• Coordinative
• Augmentative
• Asseverative
• Unresponsive
• Unpersuasive
• Unattractive
• Unaggressive
• Transmissive
• Seropositive
• Renunciative
• Remunerative
• Presentative
• Opinionative
• Obliterative
• Normotensive
• Nonselective
• Nonoperative
• Nonnormative
• Nonimitative
• Noncorrosive
• Irresponsive
• Interruptive
• Interpretive
• Intellective
• Illuminative
• Desiderative
• Degenerative
• Continuative
• Consultative
• Assimilative
• Articulative
• Anticreative
• Ameliorative
• Seronegative
• Regenerative
• Ditransitive
• Sustentative
• Nonsensitive
• Nonnutritive
• Nonnarrative
• Nonintuitive
• Nonintrusive
• Intransitive
• Illustrative
• Alliterative

• Approximative
• Justificative
• Frequentative
• Nonsubjective
• Exteroceptive
• Hyperreactive
• Nonexploitive
• Extrapolative
• Comprehensive
• Accommodative
• Communicative
• Commemorative
• Photopositive
• Photoemissive
• Overtalkative
• Uncompetitive
• Significative
• Reciprocative
• Prefigurative
• Precipitative
• Photonegative
• Participative
• Contraceptive
• Contemplative
• Configurative
• Confederative
• Commiserative
• Appropriative
• Uninformative
• Reverberative
• Reduplicative
• Proliferative
• Premeditative
• Perseverative
• Nonproductive
• Nonconductive
• Uncooperative
• Retrospective
• Recriminative
• Postoperative
• Perioperative
• Nonpermissive
• Nonfigurative
• Nonderivative
• Noncumulative
• Nonabsorptive
• Investigative
• Introspective
• Interoceptive
• Incorporative
• Counteractive
• Corroborative
• Corresponsive
• Contaminative
• Concentrative
• Collaborative
• Agglomerative
• Acculturative
• Unprogressive
• Unimaginative
• Subordinative
• Oversensitive
• Nonevaluative
• Nondispersive
• Nondiscursive
• Indistinctive
• Gesticulative
• Determinative
• Demonstrative
• Authoritative
• Argumentative
• Uninstructive
• Transmutative
• Resuscitative
• Remonstrative
• Ratiocinative
• Nonresponsive
• Nonautomotive
• Nonaggressive
• Interpolative
• Anticorrosive
• Agglutinative
• Transgressive
• Retrogressive
• Reintegrative
• Introgressive
• Interrogative
• Deteriorative
• Antinarrative

• Photooxidative
• Superexpensive
• Nonacquisitive
• Chemoreceptive
• Supereffective
• Ultraexpensive
• Ultraexclusive
• Photoreceptive
• Cryoprotective
• Proprioceptive
• Photoinductive
• Hypersensitive
• Overprotective
• Unappreciative
• Nonconsumptive
• Noncompetitive
• Noncommutative
• Multiplicative
• Inappreciative
• Immunoreactive
• Transformative
• Rehabilitative
• Photosensitive
• Overaggressive
• Nondescriptive
• Discriminative
• Deconstructive
• Conglomerative
• Antisubversive
• Antireflective
• Anticonvulsive
• Unconstructive
• Reconstructive
• Nonspeculative
• Noncooperative
• Disaggregative
• Contrapositive
• Antiderivative
• Nonradioactive
• Nonprogressive
• Nondistinctive
• Nondestructive
• Administrative
• Supersensitive
• Substantiative
• Representative
• Redintegrative
• Nonretroactive
• Nonrestrictive
• Noninteractive
• Interpretative
• Interoperative
• Disintegrative
• Radiosensitive
• Ultrasensitive

• Excommunicative
• Phosphorylative
• Chemopreventive
• Intersubjective
• Photoconductive
• Hyperresponsive
• Hyperaggressive
• Nonquantitative
• Nonexploitative
• Uncommunicative
• Incommunicative
• Superconductive
• Overimaginative
• Anticompetitive
• Retroreflective
• Radioprotective
• Prognosticative
• Nonreproductive
• Nonconservative
• Neoconservative
• Heteronormative
• Nonconstructive
• Neuroprotective
• Intussusceptive
• Electropositive
• Antispeculative
• Undemonstrative
• Electronegative
• Antiprogressive

There are a total of 981 words ending in ive in the Scrabble dictionary. The shortest word is 4 letters long and the longest word is 15 letters long.

The TWL dictionary contains 196601 unique English words.

Distribution of found words

• 0.52% of words end with I
• 0.01% of words end with V
• 9.88% of words end with E

What are the most common last letters of stems that end with ive? We analyzed letter frequency of the first letters before this suffix. Our findings help you make strategic tile placement decisions in Scrabble.

Memorize the letters from the table below.