Words Starting With A Ending in IVE

142 words starting with A and ending in IVE, from 5 to 15 letters. Pick a length to see its full list.

  • alive8
  • active11
  • arrive9
  • abusive12
  • archive15
  • amative12
  • amusive12
  • abrasive13
  • adaptive14
  • additive13
  • adhesive15
  • adoptive14
  • abessive13
  • ablative13
  • abortive13
  • adessive12
  • agentive12
  • allative11
  • allusive11
  • auditive12
  • aversive14
  • addictive16
  • adjective22
  • assertive12
  • attentive12
  • acceptive18
  • accretive16
  • adductive16
  • adjustive20
  • admissive15
  • advective18
  • adventive16
  • affective20
  • agitative13
  • aperitive14
  • appulsive16
  • arrestive12
  • ascensive14
  • aspersive14
  • assentive12
  • assistive12
  • aggressive15
  • attractive15
  • automotive15
  • abdicative18
  • abreactive17
  • abrogative16
  • absolutive15
  • absorptive17
  • abstersive15
  • accusative17
  • adaptative16
  • adequative23
  • adjunctive23
  • admirative16
  • admonitive16
  • adsorptive16
  • advocative19
  • affinitive19
  • afflictive21
  • affrontive19
  • affirmative22
  • alternative14
  • abstractive18
  • acetylative19
  • acquisitive25
  • adumbrative19
  • adversative18
  • affricative22
  • aggregative17
  • alleviative17
  • altercative16
  • antitussive14
  • appellative18
  • applicative20
  • approbative20
  • arbitrative16
  • argumentive17
  • associative16
  • assortative14
  • attestative14
  • appreciative21
  • apprehensive22
  • accelerative19
  • accumulative21
  • adjudicative26
  • alimentative17
  • alliterative15
  • amalgamative20
  • ameliorative17
  • annihilative18
  • annunciative17
  • anticipative19
  • anticreative17
  • apperceptive23
  • articulative17
  • asseverative18
  • assimilative17
  • augmentative18
  • auscultative17
  • authoritative19
  • accommodative25
  • acculturative20
  • aerodigestive18
  • agglomerative20
  • agglutinative18
  • anticorrosive18
  • antinarrative16
  • appropriative22
  • approximative29
  • argumentative19
  • administrative20
  • anticonvulsive22
  • antiderivative21
  • antireflective22
  • antiresorptive19
  • antisubversive22
  • autosuggestive19
  • anticompetitive24
  • antiprogressive21
  • antispeculative22
  • autodestructive21

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Words Starting With A Ending in IVE: Questions

How many words starting with A and ending in IVE are there?

There are 142 words starting with A and ending in IVE in our dictionary, ranging from 5 to 15 letters long.

What is the longest word starting with A and ending in IVE?

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

What are some common words starting with A and ending in IVE?

AGGRESSIVE, ATTRACTIVE, AUTOMOTIVE are among the most familiar words starting with A and ending in IVE. Pick a word length to see the full list for that length.

Are these words starting with A and ending in IVE 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.