Words Ending in VE With ET

59 words ending in VE and containing ET, from 8 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • retrieve11
  • deletive12
  • quietive20
  • vegetive15
  • detective15
  • secretive14
  • accretive16
  • decretive15
  • depletive15
  • detersive13
  • excretive21
  • expletive21
  • forgetive16
  • retentive12
  • retortive12
  • repetitive15
  • appetitive17
  • completive19
  • concretive17
  • detonative14
  • detractive16
  • discretive16
  • hebetative18
  • pretensive15
  • retractive15
  • suppletive17
  • vegetative17
  • competitive20
  • acetylative19
  • basketweave23
  • disquietive24
  • impetrative18
  • irretentive14
  • penetrative16
  • preteritive16
  • retaliative14
  • retardative15
  • retributive16
  • retroactive16
  • unretentive14
  • interpretive17
  • petrifactive22
  • retrocessive17
  • retrodictive18
  • retropulsive17
  • retrospective20
  • deteriorative17
  • determinative19
  • magnetomotive21
  • metanarrative18
  • retrogressive17
  • uncompetitive22
  • interpretative19
  • noncompetitive23
  • nonretroactive19
  • precompetitive25
  • anticompetitive24
  • heteronormative23
  • retroreflective23

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Words Ending in VE With ET: Questions

How many words ending in VE and containing ET are there?

There are 59 words ending in VE and containing ET in our dictionary, ranging from 8 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word ending in VE and containing ET?

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

What are some common words ending in VE and containing ET?

INTERPRETIVE, PETRIFACTIVE, RETROCESSIVE are among the most familiar words ending in VE and containing ET. Pick a word length to see the full list for that length.

Are these words ending in VE and containing ET 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.