7-Letter Words Containing IVE
All 7-letter dictionary words that include the letter sequence IVE. Combining exact length with an internal substring mirrors advanced Pattern Finder filters without opening the interactive tool.
This page summarises 204 valid words — mean length 7, mean score 12.3.
- Total words
- 204
- Avg length
- 7 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 12.3 pts
- Highest scoring
- quivery (22 pts)
- Longest word
- quivery (7 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 11(6%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
With 204 valid entries, this is one of the larger curated lists on unscrambletools.com, sorted by length and Scrabble score for quick scanning. Scrabble players will notice 11 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Common endings in this list include -VE, -ER, -ED, -IVE — patterns that let you extend words already on the board. Top scorer: quivery (22 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 12.3 points per word. While Wordle uses a smaller answer list, studying broader dictionary patterns here helps you eliminate impossible guesses faster. Words with Friends shares most of these entries; the average score of 12.3 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. The average vowel-to-consonant ratio here is 0.42, which affects how easily you can form these words from a random seven-tile rack.
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Strategy & study tips
A deep result pool supports spaced repetition — study one length bucket per day rather than cramming the full scroll in a single sitting. About 6% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Internal substrings often appear in compound answers. Scan length sections below to match exact slot size. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results. Average Scrabble value here is 12.3 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- QUIVERY (7 letters, 22 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CRIVETZ (7 letters, 21 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- FLEXIVE (7 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- FLUXIVE (7 letters, 20 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- AQUIVER (7 letters, 19 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- QUIVERS (7 letters, 19 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- KHEDIVE (7 letters, 18 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- SKYDIVE (7 letters, 18 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 204 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
7-letter words
- quivery22 pts
- crivetz21 pts
- flexive20 pts
- fluxive20 pts
- aquiver19 pts
- quivers19 pts
- khedive18 pts
- skydive18 pts
- vivency18 pts
- jiveass17 pts
- jussive17 pts
- shivery16 pts
- waivery16 pts
- archive15 pts
- beehive15 pts
- chetive15 pts
- convive15 pts
- factive15 pts
- fictive15 pts
- fivebar15 pts
- forcive15 pts
- hective15 pts
- spivery15 pts
- becivet14 pts
- captive14 pts
- emptive14 pts
- forgive14 pts
- lawgive14 pts
- revived14 pts
- shrived14 pts
- skivers14 pts
- thrived14 pts
- unwived14 pts
- updived14 pts
- vivendi14 pts
- ashiver13 pts
- athrive13 pts
- deceive13 pts
- declive13 pts
- deprive13 pts
- educive13 pts
- evasive13 pts
- fensive13 pts
- festive13 pts
- fissive13 pts
- flative13 pts
- forlive13 pts
- furtive13 pts
- hastive13 pts
- liveyer13 pts
- misgive13 pts
- motived13 pts
- naively13 pts
- naivety13 pts
- reviver13 pts
- revives13 pts
- riverly13 pts
- scrived13 pts
- shivers13 pts
- shrivel13 pts
- shriven13 pts
- shriver13 pts
- shrives13 pts
- slivery13 pts
- snively13 pts
- survive13 pts
- swivels13 pts
- swivets13 pts
- thriven13 pts
- thriver13 pts
- thrives13 pts
- updives13 pts
- vetiver13 pts
- viverra13 pts
- waivers13 pts
- wiverns13 pts
- abusive12 pts
- actives12 pts
- amative12 pts
- amusive12 pts
- ascrive12 pts
- bonnive12 pts
- caliver12 pts
- censive12 pts
- claiver12 pts
- clivers12 pts
- connive12 pts
- corrive12 pts
- costive12 pts
- cresive12 pts
- cultive12 pts
- cursive12 pts
- derived12 pts
- diverge12 pts
- elecive12 pts
- emotive12 pts
- emusive12 pts
- glaived12 pts
- lucivee12 pts
- massive12 pts
- meniver12 pts
- miniver12 pts
- minivet12 pts
- mislive12 pts
- missive12 pts
- motives12 pts
- passive12 pts
- pensive12 pts
- plosive12 pts
- privets12 pts
- pulsive12 pts
- pursive12 pts
- receive12 pts
- ruptive12 pts
- scriven12 pts
- scriver12 pts
- scrives12 pts
- sective12 pts
- tactive12 pts
- upriver12 pts
- arrived11 pts
- datives11 pts
- deliver11 pts
- deriver11 pts
- derives11 pts
- dislive11 pts
- diverse11 pts
- diverts11 pts
- divests11 pts
- drivels11 pts
- drivers11 pts
- endives11 pts
- glaives11 pts
- grivets11 pts
- ingiver11 pts
- livened11 pts
- livered11 pts
- outgive11 pts
- redrive11 pts
- regiven11 pts
- regives11 pts
- relived11 pts
- riveled11 pts
- rivered11 pts
- riveted11 pts
- strived11 pts
- tardive11 pts
- ungiven11 pts
- unlived11 pts
- unrived11 pts
- aestive10 pts
- arriver10 pts
- arrives10 pts
- elative10 pts
- elusive10 pts
- enliven10 pts
- erosive10 pts
- initive10 pts
- lessive10 pts
- livener10 pts
- livetin10 pts
- naivest10 pts
- naivete10 pts
- natives10 pts
- niveous10 pts
- nonlive10 pts
- olivean10 pts
- outlive10 pts
- outrive10 pts
- realive10 pts
- reivers10 pts
- reliver10 pts
- relives10 pts
- rerivet10 pts
- restive10 pts
- riveret10 pts
- riveter10 pts
- sensive10 pts
- sertive10 pts
- slivers10 pts
- snivels10 pts
- staiver10 pts
- stative10 pts
- stivers10 pts
- striven10 pts
- striver10 pts
- strives10 pts
- stuiver10 pts
- suasive10 pts
- taivers10 pts
- taivert10 pts
- tensive10 pts
- torsive10 pts
- tortive10 pts
- trivets10 pts
- tuitive10 pts
- tussive10 pts
- unalive10 pts
- unitive10 pts
- unliver10 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from words containing the same letters?
- The unfiltered “words containing” page spans all lengths. This version keeps one length bucket so you can study exact slot patterns like 5-letter words containing QU.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 204 words matching this pattern. The average length is 7 letters and the average Scrabble score is 12.3 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is quivery (22 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 11 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
- Can I combine multiple pattern filters?
- Yes. Use the Pattern Finder to combine starts-with, ends-with, contains, exact length, include letters, and exclude letters in a single search — the same engine that powers these curated lists.
- How many words are in the dictionary?
- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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