Words Containing IVE
Browse every English word that contains the sequence IVE. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Below is a snapshot of 5,192 dictionary matches (200 shown), averaging 15 letters and 26.4 Scrabble points.
- Total words
- 5,192
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 26.4 pts
- Highest scoring
- approximatively (34 pts)
- Longest word
- approximatively (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 40(20%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
At 5,192 words, this list covers common playable words alongside lesser-known entries accepted in competitive Scrabble. This list includes 40 words with high-value letters like Q, X, or Z — prime targets for premium squares on a Scrabble board. Suffix patterns such as -LY, -VE, -SS, -ELY appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. Top scorer: approximatively (34 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 26.4 points per word. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Competitive Scrabble strategy relies on pattern recognition. Lists like this train your brain to spot playable words under time pressure. The average vowel-to-consonant ratio here is 0.4, 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 20% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Average Scrabble value here is 26.4 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Average Scrabble value here is 26.4 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Anchor words: highest scorer APPROXIMATIVELY, longest APPROXIMATIVELY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 5,192 matches.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- APPROXIMATIVELY (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXEMPLIFICATIVE (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- EXQUISITIVENESS (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- SEMIOBJECTIVELY (15 letters, 34 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- EXCOMMUNICATIVE (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- OVEREXPANSIVELY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- SEMIADJECTIVELY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry.
- SEMIREFLEXIVELY (15 letters, 33 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 5,192 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- approximatively34 pts
- exemplificative34 pts
- exquisitiveness34 pts
- semiobjectively34 pts
- excommunicative33 pts
- overexpansively33 pts
- semiadjectively33 pts
- semireflexively33 pts
- nonprojectively32 pts
- nonsubjectively32 pts
- semiexclusively32 pts
- unacquisitively32 pts
- nonadjunctively31 pts
- nonexhaustively31 pts
- phosphorylative31 pts
- accommodatively30 pts
- comprehensively30 pts
- expostulatively30 pts
- nondesquamative30 pts
- nonexpressively30 pts
- nonpejoratively30 pts
- overoffensively30 pts
- specificatively30 pts
- undiffractively30 pts
- unfrequentative30 pts
- uninquisitively30 pts
- acquisitiveness29 pts
- commemoratively29 pts
- communicatively29 pts
- conjunctiveness29 pts
- experimentative29 pts
- intersubjective29 pts
- nonadjudicative29 pts
- overaffirmative29 pts
- photoperceptive29 pts
- saccharoceptive29 pts
- superexpressive29 pts
- transsubjective29 pts
- circumscriptive28 pts
- nonconvectively28 pts
- overdefensively28 pts
- overtalkatively28 pts
- photoconductive28 pts
- unprohibitively28 pts
- unprovocatively28 pts
- coextensiveness27 pts
- commiseratively27 pts
- contemplatively27 pts
- diffractiveness27 pts
- explorativeness27 pts
- incomprehensive27 pts
- inexpensiveness27 pts
- inquisitiveness27 pts
- misapprehensive27 pts
- noncompulsively27 pts
- nonexaggerative27 pts
- nonintoxicative27 pts
- nonperceptively27 pts
- nonquantitative27 pts
- overcompetitive27 pts
- overeducatively27 pts
- overpresumptive27 pts
- participatively27 pts
- prefiguratively27 pts
- semidefensively27 pts
- semipurposively27 pts
- significatively27 pts
- uncommutatively27 pts
- uncompetitively27 pts
- uncomprehensive27 pts
- unconsumptively27 pts
- unexcessiveness27 pts
- unexclusiveness27 pts
- unexpansiveness27 pts
- unexpensiveness27 pts
- unexplosiveness27 pts
- unpresumptively27 pts
- affirmativeness26 pts
- complementative26 pts
- complimentative26 pts
- condescensively26 pts
- contradictively26 pts
- cosignificative26 pts
- improgressively26 pts
- incommunicative26 pts
- ineffectiveness26 pts
- manifestatively26 pts
- misappreciative26 pts
- nonmodificative26 pts
- nonpreventively26 pts
- nonproductively26 pts
- nonreflectively26 pts
- nonrefractively26 pts
- nonsubversively26 pts
- overdescriptive26 pts
- overdiversified26 pts
- overimitatively26 pts
- proconscriptive26 pts
- reduplicatively26 pts
- subcompensative26 pts
- uncommemorative26 pts
- uncommunicative26 pts
- undeprecatively26 pts
- undescriptively26 pts
- uneffectiveness26 pts
- uninformatively26 pts
- unpredicatively26 pts
- collaboratively25 pts
- corresponsively25 pts
- corroboratively25 pts
- counteractively25 pts
- differentiative25 pts
- inconsecutively25 pts
- introspectively25 pts
- locodescriptive25 pts
- nonapprehensive25 pts
- noncollectively25 pts
- nonconclusively25 pts
- nonconfirmative25 pts
- nonconnectively25 pts
- noncorrectively25 pts
- noncumulatively25 pts
- nondefinitively25 pts
- nonderivatively25 pts
- nonfiguratively25 pts
- nonimperatively25 pts
- nonimputatively25 pts
- nonoppressively25 pts
- nonpermissively25 pts
- nonprotectively25 pts
- nonsubmissively25 pts
- nonsuccessively25 pts
- nonvegetatively25 pts
- overdiversifies25 pts
- overspeculative25 pts
- personificative25 pts
- postoperatively25 pts
- preaggressively25 pts
- prereproductive25 pts
- prohibitiveness25 pts
- provocativeness25 pts
- pseudoprimitive25 pts
- retrospectively25 pts
- superconductive25 pts
- superpositively25 pts
- transcriptively25 pts
- unabstractively25 pts
- unconsecutively25 pts
- uncooperatively25 pts
- undiffusiveness25 pts
- unreprobatively25 pts
- unspeculatively25 pts
- anticommutative24 pts
- anticompetitive24 pts
- approbativeness24 pts
- argumentatively24 pts
- authoritatively24 pts
- cirrocumulative24 pts
- comparativeness24 pts
- competitiveness24 pts
- computativeness24 pts
- consideratively24 pts
- consumptiveness24 pts
- demonstratively24 pts
- determinatively24 pts
- diversification24 pts
- gesticulatively24 pts
- implicativeness24 pts
- indistinctively24 pts
- inoffensiveness24 pts
- insignificative24 pts
- misconstructive24 pts
- multiplicatives24 pts
- nonaccumulative24 pts
- nonappreciative24 pts
- noncompensative24 pts
- nondepressively24 pts
- nondetractively24 pts
- nondiscursively24 pts
- noneffusiveness24 pts
- nonemancipative24 pts
- nonmeditatively24 pts
- nonprescriptive24 pts
- nonproscriptive24 pts
- overassertively24 pts
- overattentively24 pts
- overdestructive24 pts
- overimaginative24 pts
- oversensitively24 pts
- perspectiveless24 pts
- postsuppurative24 pts
- precontributive24 pts
- presumptiveness24 pts
- prospectiveness24 pts
- regerminatively24 pts
- semispeculative24 pts
- uncommiserative24 pts
- uncontemplative24 pts
- undefectiveness24 pts
- underproductive24 pts
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I find words with a specific letter sequence?
- Use the Pattern Finder "contains" field or browse our words-containing pages. Enter any substring (e.g. QU, TH, XYZ) to see all dictionary matches with Scrabble scores.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 5,192 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 26.4 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is approximatively (34 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 40 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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