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9-letter words containing IVE

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OBJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE, EXCESSIVE, EXCLUSIVE, EXECUTIVE, EXPANSIVE, EXPENSIVE, EXPLOSIVE, AFFECTIVE, EFFECTIVE

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objective23 pts→adjective22 pts→quivering22 pts→reflexive22 pts→excessive21 pts→exclusive21 pts→executive21 pts→expansive21 pts→expensive21 pts→expletive21 pts→explosive21 pts→affective20 pts→effective20 pts→oxidative20 pts→skydivers20 pts→diversify19 pts→driveways19 pts→extensive19 pts→giveaways19 pts→laxatives19 pts→combative18 pts→defective18 pts→furtively18 pts→livestock18 pts→offensive18 pts→conceived17 pts→conducive17 pts→deceptive17 pts→evocative17 pts→formative17 pts→fricative17 pts→infective17 pts→invective17 pts→massively17 pts→passively17 pts→perceived17 pts→pervasive17 pts→addictive16 pts→adhesives16 pts→conceives16 pts→deductive16 pts→defensive16 pts→diversity16 pts→downriver16 pts→fugitives16 pts→impassive16 pts→impulsive16 pts→occlusive16 pts→overdrive16 pts→perceives16 pts→primitive16 pts→proactive16 pts→probative16 pts→receptive16 pts→shivering16 pts→shriveled16 pts→summative16 pts→talkative16 pts→caregiver15 pts→cognitive15 pts→contrived15 pts→deceivers15 pts→detective15 pts→directive15 pts→diverging15 pts→educative15 pts→inductive15 pts→inventive15 pts→reductive15 pts→seductive15 pts→abrasives14 pts→additives14 pts→corrosive14 pts→creatives14 pts→delivered14 pts→digestive14 pts→divergent14 pts→diverting14 pts→divesting14 pts→electives14 pts→imitative14 pts→incentive14 pts→inclusive14 pts→lucrative14 pts→normative14 pts→obsessive14 pts→obtrusive14 pts→operative14 pts→positives14 pts→receivers14 pts→recessive14 pts→reclusive14 pts→recursive14 pts→repulsive14 pts→scrivener14 pts→secretive14 pts→selective14 pts→deliverer13 pts→diversion13 pts→enlivened13 pts→negatives13 pts→sedatives13 pts→sniveling13 pts→assertive12 pts→attentive12 pts→intensive12 pts→intrusive12 pts→intuitive12 pts→iterative12 pts→liveliest12 pts→narrative12 pts→nutritive12 pts→relatives12 pts→resistive12 pts→retentive12 pts→sensitive12 pts→tentative12 pts→universal12 pts→universes12 pts→

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How many 9-letter words containing ive are there?

Our reference word list contains 419 matching words. The list can vary slightly from one word game dictionary to another.

What are some 9-letter words containing ive?

Some strong matches are OBJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE, EXCESSIVE, EXCLUSIVE, EXECUTIVE, EXPANSIVE, EXPENSIVE, EXPLOSIVE, AFFECTIVE, EFFECTIVE.

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