1,218 Words Ending in VE
The ending VE appears in 1,218 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 194 entries. Average word length: 9.7 letters.
Silent E at the end of a word is one of English spelling's most famous quirks. It changes vowel sounds (mat vs. mate) and softens consonants (rag vs. rage).
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in VE: EXCOMMUNICATIVE (33 pts), PHOSPHORYLATIVE (31 pts), PHOTOOXIDATIVE (30 pts), APPROXIMATIVE (29 pts), INTERSUBJECTIVE (29 pts). The shortest is AVE (3 letters) and the longest is ANTICOMPETITIVE (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with JOEY.
Notable words: CAVE — to hollow out [v].; ABOVE — the upper part [n].; ACTIVE — expressing action [adj, n].; ABSOLVE — to free from the consequences of an action [v]. Browse words ending in NESS for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in VE?
EXCOMMUNICATIVE scores 33 points. Runner-up: PHOSPHORYLATIVE at 31 points. See words starting with PA for more high-value options.
How many words end in VE?
Our dictionary has 1,218 words that end in VE. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (194).
What is the shortest word that ends in VE?
AVE at just 3 letters. It means: hail [n].
Three-Letter Words (2)
AVEEVE
Four-Letter Words (29)
CAVECOVEDIVEDOVEEAVEFAVEFIVEGAVEGIVEGYVEHAVEHIVEHOVEJIVELAVELIVELOVEMOVENAVENEVEPAVERAVERIVEROVESAVEVIVEWAVEWIVEWOVE
Five-Letter Words (62)
ABOVEAGAVEALIVEBRAVEBREVECALVECARVECHIVECLAVECLOVECRAVECURVEDEAVEDELVEDRAVEDRIVEDROVEFAUVEGLOVEGRAVEGROVEHALVEHEAVEHELVEKEEVEKNAVELEAVELIEVEMAUVENAIVENERVENIEVEOGIVEOLIVEPARVEPEEVEPOOVEPROVEREAVEREEVEREIVESALVESERVESHAVESHIVESHOVESIEVESKIVESLAVESOAVESOLVESTAVESTOVESUAVESWIVETRAVETROVEVALVEVARVEVERVEWAIVEWEAVE
Six-Letter Words (58)
ACTIVEALCOVEARRIVEBEHAVEBEHOVEBELIVECLEAVEDATIVEDERIVEENDIVEEVOLVEGLAIVEGREAVEGRIEVEGROOVEINWOVEMOTIVENATIVEOCTAVEPAREVEREGAVEREGIVERELEVERELIVEREMOVEREPAVEREVIVEREWOVESCRIVESHEAVESHEEVESHELVESHRIVESHROVESLEAVESLEEVESLIEVESTARVESTEEVESTRIVESTROVESWERVETHIEVETHRAVETHRIVETHROVETWELVEUNLIVEUNROVEUNWOVEUPDIVEUPDOVEUPHOVEVISIVEVOTIVEWHARVEWHERVEZOUAVE
Seven-Letter Words (97)
ABSOLVEABUSIVEACHIEVEAIRWAVEAMATIVEAMUSIVEAPPROVEARCHIVEBEEHIVEBEHOOVEBELIEVEBEREAVEBIVALVECAPTIVECODRIVECODROVECOMMOVECONCAVECONNIVECOSTIVECURSIVEDECEIVEDECURVEDELEAVEDEPRAVEDEPRIVEDESERVEDEVOLVEDISSAVEELATIVEELUSIVEEMOTIVEENCLAVEENGRAVEENSLAVEEROSIVEEVASIVEEXCLAVEFESTIVEFICTIVEFORGAVEFORGIVEFURTIVEIMPROVEINCURVEINNERVEINVOLVEINWEAVEJUSSIVEKHEDIVEMASSIVEMISGAVEMISGIVEMISLIVEMISMOVEMISSIVEOBSERVEOUTGAVEOUTGIVEOUTLIVEOUTLOVEOUTMOVEOUTRAVEPASSIVEPENSIVEPLOSIVEPREDIVEPREPAVERECEIVERECURVEREDRIVEREDROVERELIEVEREPROVERESERVERESHAVERESOLVERESTIVEREVOLVEREWEAVESCRIEVESHRIEVESKYDIVESKYDOVESTATIVESUASIVESURVIVETARDIVETENSIVETUSSIVEUNGLOVEUNITIVEUNNERVEUNREEVEUNWEAVEUPCURVEUPHEAVE
Eight-Letter Words (121)
ABLATIVEABORTIVEABRASIVEADAPTIVEADDITIVEADHESIVEADOPTIVEAGENTIVEAGGRIEVEALLUSIVEAUDITIVEAVERSIVEBURGRAVECOACTIVECODERIVECOERCIVECOEVOLVECOHESIVECONATIVECONCEIVECONCLAVECONSERVECONTRIVECONVOLVECREATIVECRESCIVECURATIVEDECISIVEDELUSIVEDENOTIVEDERISIVEDILATIVEDILUTIVEDISPROVEDISSERVEDISSOLVEDIVISIVEDONATIVEDURATIVEEDUCTIVEEFFUSIVEEGESTIVEEJECTIVEELECTIVEEMISSIVEEMULSIVEENACTIVEERECTIVEERGATIVEERUPTIVEEVINCIVEEXAPTIVEEXERTIVEFIXATIVEFOXGLOVEFUGITIVEGENITIVEIDEATIVEILLATIVEILLUSIVEINACTIVEINCISIVEINFUSIVEINVASIVELADYLOVELAXATIVELENITIVELIGATIVELOCATIVEMANGROVEMARGRAVEMISDRIVEMISDROVEMONITIVEMUTATIVENEGATIVENOSEDIVENOSEDOVEOMISSIVEOPTATIVEORECTIVEOUTBRAVEOUTCURVEOUTDRIVEOUTDROVEOUTSERVEOVERLIVEOVERLOVEOVERSAVEPERCEIVEPICOWAVEPLAUSIVEPOSITIVEPOSTDIVEPRESERVEPRESOLVEPUNITIVEPUTATIVEREACTIVEREGROOVE
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Nine-Letter Words (194)
ACCEPTIVEACCRETIVEADDICTIVEADDUCTIVEADJECTIVEADJUSTIVEADMISSIVEADVECTIVEADVENTIVEAFFECTIVEAGITATIVEARRESTIVEASCENSIVEASPERSIVEASSENTIVEASSERTIVEASSISTIVEASSUASIVEATTENTIVEATTRITIVEAUTOCLAVEBICONCAVEBIJECTIVEBIOACTIVECALMATIVECARESSIVECAUSATIVECHAMPLEVECOGNITIVECOLLUSIVECOMBATIVECONDUCIVECONTUSIVECOOKSTOVECORRASIVECORROSIVEDECEPTIVEDECOCTIVEDECRETIVEDEDUCTIVEDEFECTIVEDEFENSIVEDEPLETIVEDETECTIVEDETERSIVEDEVIATIVEDIFFUSIVEDIGESTIVEDIRECTIVEDIVORCIVEDIVULSIVEDRAWSHAVEEDUCATIVEEFFECTIVEEMANATIVEEMBRACIVEEMULATIVEENDORSIVEENHANCIVEEVOCATIVEEXCEPTIVEEXCESSIVEEXCLUSIVEEXCRETIVEEXCURSIVEEXECUTIVEEXEMPTIVEEXPANSIVEEXPENSIVEEXPLETIVEEXPLOSIVEEXPULSIVEEXTENSIVEEXTORTIVEEXTRUSIVEEXUDATIVEFACTITIVEFORGETIVEFORMATIVEFRICATIVEGERUNDIVEGESTATIVEGUSTATIVEHORTATIVEIMITATIVEIMPACTIVEIMPASSIVEIMPLOSIVEIMPULSIVEINCENTIVEINCEPTIVEINCLUSIVEINCURSIVEINDUCTIVEINFECTIVEINGESTIVEINJECTIVEINTENSIVEINTERWOVEINTRUSIVE
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Ten-Letter Words (176)
ABSOLUTIVEABSORPTIVEACCUSATIVEADJUNCTIVEADSORPTIVEADVOCATIVEAFFLICTIVEAFTERSHAVEAGGRESSIVEANNOTATIVEAPPERCEIVEAPPETITIVEAPPOINTIVEAPPOSITIVEAPPRAISIVEARCHITRAVEASCRIPTIVEASSAULTIVEASSUMPTIVEATTRACTIVEAUTOMOTIVECAPACITIVECOGITATIVECOLLECTIVECOMBUSTIVECOMPLETIVECOMPULSIVECONCEPTIVECONCESSIVECONCLUSIVECONCOCTIVECONCUSSIVECONDUCTIVECONGESTIVECONNECTIVECONSTATIVECONSULTIVECONTORTIVECONVECTIVECONVULSIVECOPULATIVECORRECTIVECORRUPTIVECUMULATIVECUNCTATIVEDECORATIVEDEFINITIVEDEFLECTIVEDEGRESSIVEDENOTATIVEDEPRESSIVEDERIVATIVEDEROGATIVEDETONATIVEDETRACTIVEDIGRESSIVEDIMINUTIVEDISAPPROVEDISBELIEVEDISCURSIVEDISMISSIVEDISPERSIVEDISRUPTIVEDISSUASIVEDOMINATIVEESTIMATIVEEVACUATIVEEVALUATIVEEXCITATIVEEXECRATIVEEXHAUSTIVEEXHIBITIVEEXPLOITIVEEXPOSITIVEEXPRESSIVEEXTINCTIVEEXTRACTIVEFEDERATIVEFIGURATIVEGENERATIVEIMPERATIVEIMPRESSIVEIMPUTATIVEINCHOATIVEINCUBATIVEINDECISIVEINDICATIVEINDURATIVEINFINITIVEINFLECTIVEINFLICTIVEINGRESSIVEINHIBITIVEINITIATIVEINJUNCTIVEINNOVATIVEINSPECTIVEINTERFLUVEINTERLEAVEINTERWEAVE
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Eleven-Letter Words (176)
ABSTRACTIVEACETYLATIVEACQUISITIVEADUMBRATIVEADVERSATIVEAFFIRMATIVEAFFRICATIVEAGGREGATIVEALTERNATIVEANTITUSSIVEAPPELLATIVEAPPLICATIVEARBITRATIVEARGUMENTIVEASSOCIATIVEASSORTATIVEATTRIBUTIVECARMINATIVECIRCULATIVECOEXTENSIVECOLLIGATIVECOMBINATIVECOMMUTATIVECOMPARATIVECOMPETITIVECOMPRESSIVECONFLICTIVECONFUTATIVECONJUNCTIVECONNOTATIVECONSECUTIVECONSUMPTIVECONTRACTIVECONTRASTIVECOOPERATIVECORPORATIVECORRELATIVECOUNTERMOVEDECLARATIVEDEFORMATIVEDEGRADATIVEDELINEATIVEDENIGRATIVEDESCRIPTIVEDESICCATIVEDESIGNATIVEDESTRUCTIVEDEVASTATIVEDEVERBATIVEDIAPOSITIVEDISJUNCTIVEDISPOSITIVEDISSIPATIVEDISTINCTIVEDISTRACTIVEDUPLICATIVEELABORATIVEELIMINATIVEELUCIDATIVEENUMERATIVEEVAPORATIVEEXFOLIATIVEEXHORTATIVEEXONERATIVEEXPECTATIVEEXPLANATIVEEXPLICATIVEEXPLORATIVEFACULTATIVEGERMINATIVEGRAVITATIVEHEREINABOVEHYPERACTIVEHYPOTENSIVEIMAGINATIVEIMPLICATIVEINATTENTIVEINEFFECTIVEINEQUIVALVEINEXPENSIVEINFORMATIVEINOCULATIVEINOFFENSIVEINOPERATIVEINQUISITIVEINSCRIPTIVEINSENSITIVEINSINUATIVEINSTIGATIVEINSTINCTIVEINSTRUCTIVEINTEGRATIVEINTERACTIVEIRRADIATIVEIRREFLEXIVELEGISLATIVELUBRICATIVEMALADAPTIVEMELIORATIVEMICROGROOVE
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Twelve-Letter Words (129)
ACCELERATIVEACCUMULATIVEADJUDICATIVEALLITERATIVEAMELIORATIVEANTICREATIVEAPPERCEPTIVEAPPRECIATIVEAPPREHENSIVEARTICULATIVEASSEVERATIVEASSIMILATIVEAUGMENTATIVECOMPENSATIVECONCILIATIVECONSECRATIVECONSERVATIVECONSTITUTIVECONSTRICTIVECONSTRUCTIVECONSULTATIVECONSUMMATIVECONTINUATIVECONTRAOCTAVECONTRIBUTIVECOORDINATIVECRYOPRESERVEDECONGESTIVEDEGENERATIVEDELIBERATIVEDENOMINATIVEDENUNCIATIVEDEPRECIATIVEDESIDERATIVEDISINCENTIVEDISSOCIATIVEDISTRIBUTIVEDITRANSITIVEEXAGGERATIVEEXCOGITATIVEEXHILARATIVEEXPLOITATIVEFACILITATIVEFERMENTATIVEHYPERTENSIVEILLUMINATIVEILLUSTRATIVEIMPERCEPTIVEIMPERFECTIVEINCONCLUSIVEINEXPRESSIVEINFILTRATIVEINTELLECTIVEINTERDICTIVEINTERINVOLVEINTERPRETIVEINTERRUPTIVEINTRANSITIVEINTROVERSIVEIRRESPONSIVEMALADJUSTIVEMANIPULATIVENONADDICTIVENONASSERTIVENONCOGNITIVENONCOMBATIVENONCORROSIVENONDECEPTIVENONDEDUCTIVENONDIRECTIVENONEFFECTIVENONEXCLUSIVENONEXECUTIVENONEXPLOSIVENONIMITATIVENONINDUCTIVENONINFECTIVENONINTRUSIVENONINTUITIVENONNARRATIVENONNORMATIVENONNUTRITIVENONOBJECTIVENONOPERATIVENONPURPOSIVENONSELECTIVENONSENSITIVENORMOTENSIVEOBLITERATIVEOPINIONATIVEPERFORMATIVEPHOTOENGRAVEPOSTERUPTIVEPOSTPOSITIVEPRECOGNITIVEPREOPERATIVEPRESCRIPTIVEPRESENTATIVEPRESERVATIVEPREVENTATIVE
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Thirteen-Letter Words (91)
ACCOMMODATIVEACCULTURATIVEAGGLOMERATIVEAGGLUTINATIVEANTICORROSIVEANTINARRATIVEAPPROPRIATIVEAPPROXIMATIVEARGUMENTATIVEAUTHORITATIVECOLLABORATIVECOMMEMORATIVECOMMISERATIVECOMMUNICATIVECOMPREHENSIVECONCENTRATIVECONFEDERATIVECONFIGURATIVECONTAMINATIVECONTEMPLATIVECONTRACEPTIVECORRESPONSIVECORROBORATIVECOUNTERACTIVEDEMONSTRATIVEDETERIORATIVEDETERMINATIVEEXTEROCEPTIVEEXTRAPOLATIVEFREQUENTATIVEGESTICULATIVEHYPERREACTIVEINCONSECUTIVEINCORPORATIVEINDISTINCTIVEINTEROCEPTIVEINTERPOLATIVEINTERROGATIVEINTROGRESSIVEINTROSPECTIVEINVESTIGATIVEJUSTIFICATIVENONABSORPTIVENONAGGRESSIVENONAUTOMOTIVENONCONDUCTIVENONCUMULATIVENONDERIVATIVENONDISCURSIVENONDISPERSIVENONDISRUPTIVENONEVALUATIVENONEXPLOITIVENONFIGURATIVENONPERMISSIVENONPRODUCTIVENONRESPONSIVENONSUBJECTIVEOVERASSERTIVEOVERSENSITIVEOVERTALKATIVEPARTICIPATIVEPERSEVERATIVEPHOTOEMISSIVEPHOTONEGATIVEPHOTOPOSITIVEPOSTOPERATIVEPRECIPITATIVEPREFIGURATIVEPREMEDITATIVEPROLIFERATIVERATIOCINATIVERECIPROCATIVERECRIMINATIVEREDUPLICATIVEREINTEGRATIVEREMONSTRATIVERESUSCITATIVERETROGRESSIVERETROSPECTIVEREVERBERATIVESIGNIFICATIVESUBORDINATIVETRANSGRESSIVETRANSMUTATIVEUNCOMPETITIVEUNCOOPERATIVEUNIMAGINATIVEUNINFORMATIVEUNINSTRUCTIVEUNPROGRESSIVE
Fourteen-Letter Words (56)
ADMINISTRATIVEANTICONVULSIVEANTIDERIVATIVEANTIREFLECTIVEANTISUBVERSIVECHEMORECEPTIVECONGLOMERATIVECONTRAPOSITIVECRYOPROTECTIVEDECONSTRUCTIVEDISAGGREGATIVEDISCRIMINATIVEDISINTEGRATIVEHYPERSENSITIVEIMMUNOREACTIVEINAPPRECIATIVEINTEROPERATIVEINTERPRETATIVEMULTIPLICATIVENONACQUISITIVENONCOMMUTATIVENONCOMPETITIVENONCONSECUTIVENONCONSUMPTIVENONCOOPERATIVENONDESCRIPTIVENONDESTRUCTIVENONDISTINCTIVENONINTERACTIVENONPROGRESSIVENONRADIOACTIVENONRESTRICTIVENONRETROACTIVENONSPECULATIVEOVERAGGRESSIVEOVERPROTECTIVEPHOTOINDUCTIVEPHOTOOXIDATIVEPHOTORECEPTIVEPHOTOSENSITIVEPROPRIOCEPTIVERADIOSENSITIVERECONSTRUCTIVEREDINTEGRATIVEREDISTRIBUTIVEREHABILITATIVEREPRESENTATIVESUBSTANTIATIVESUPEREFFECTIVESUPEREXPENSIVESUPERSENSITIVETRANSFORMATIVEULTRAEXCLUSIVEULTRASENSITIVEUNAPPRECIATIVEUNCONSTRUCTIVE
Fifteen-Letter Words (27)
ANTICOMPETITIVEANTIPROGRESSIVEANTISPECULATIVEELECTRONEGATIVEELECTROPOSITIVEEXCOMMUNICATIVEHYPERAGGRESSIVEHYPERRESPONSIVEINCOMMUNICATIVEINTERSUBJECTIVEINTUSSUSCEPTIVENEOCONSERVATIVENONCONSERVATIVENONCONSTRUCTIVENONEXPLOITATIVENONQUANTITATIVENONREPRODUCTIVEOVERIMAGINATIVEPHOSPHORYLATIVEPHOTOCONDUCTIVEPROGNOSTICATIVERADIOPROTECTIVERETROREFLECTIVESUBCONTRAOCTAVESUPERCONDUCTIVEUNCOMMUNICATIVEUNDEMONSTRATIVE