Words Ending in IVE With EC

145 words ending in IVE and containing EC, from 7 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • deceive13
  • receive12
  • decisive14
  • elective13
  • ejective20
  • erective13
  • orective13
  • adjective22
  • deceptive17
  • defective18
  • detective15
  • directive15
  • effective20
  • executive21
  • objective23
  • receptive16
  • secretive14
  • selective14
  • advective18
  • affective20
  • bijective23
  • decoctive17
  • decretive15
  • decursive15
  • humective19
  • infective17
  • injective21
  • collective17
  • connective17
  • corrective17
  • decorative16
  • protective17
  • reflective18
  • respective17
  • subjective24
  • convective20
  • deflective19
  • dissective16
  • execrative22
  • indecisive16
  • inflective18
  • inspective17
  • neglective16
  • perfective20
  • preceptive19
  • preclusive17
  • precursive17
  • consecutive18
  • ineffective22
  • perspective20
  • prospective20
  • speculative18
  • declarative17
  • deprecative19
  • expectative25
  • flexecutive26
  • internecive16
  • irreceptive18
  • nonelective16
  • persecutive18
  • preconceive20
  • recognitive17
  • unreceptive18
  • unselective16
  • vivisective22
  • appreciative21
  • irrespective19
  • consecrative19
  • decongestive19
  • depreciative20
  • imperfective24
  • intellective17
  • introjective24
  • irreflective20
  • nondeceptive20
  • nondirective18
  • noneffective23
  • nonexecutive24
  • noninfective20
  • nonobjective26
  • nonselective17
  • precognitive20
  • recollective19
  • recuperative19
  • resurrective17
  • retrospective20
  • decompressive23
  • disconnective21
  • electroactive20
  • electromotive20
  • expectorative27
  • inconsecutive20
  • introspective20
  • necessitative18
  • nonreflective21
  • nonsubjective27
  • precipitative22
  • reciprocative22
  • recriminative20
  • specificative25
  • unspeculative20
  • antireflective22
  • chemoreceptive28
  • circumspective27
  • cryoprotective26
  • deconstructive22
  • inappreciative23
  • nonconsecutive21
  • nonspeculative21
  • overprotective24
  • photoreceptive26
  • precompetitive25
  • recapitulative21
  • reconstructive21
  • supereffective27
  • unappreciative23
  • antispeculative22
  • decontaminative23
  • electronegative21
  • electropositive22
  • intersubjective29
  • misappreciative26
  • neuroprotective22
  • radioprotective23
  • retroreflective23
  • schizoaffective40

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Words Ending in IVE With EC: Questions

How many words ending in IVE and containing EC are there?

There are 145 words ending in IVE and containing EC in our dictionary, ranging from 7 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word ending in IVE and containing EC?

ANTISPECULATIVE is one of the longest at 15 letters, which is as long as these lists run.

What are some common words ending in IVE and containing EC?

CONSECUTIVE, INEFFECTIVE, PERSPECTIVE are among the most familiar words ending in IVE and containing EC. Pick a word length to see the full list for that length.

Are these words ending in IVE and containing EC valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Open the list for a given length to filter it down to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends.