Words with 'p' as the first letter that end with 'ive'


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7 letter words

  • passive
  • pensive
  • plosive
  • pulsive
  • pursive

8 letter words

  • pacative
  • palative
  • perceive
  • plausive
  • positive
  • potative
  • practive
  • predrive
  • pressive
  • proclive
  • punitive
  • putative

9 letter words

  • partitive
  • pendative
  • perfusive
  • perlative
  • pervasive
  • placative
  • plaintive
  • plicative
  • plurative
  • pollutive
  • portative
  • preactive
  • precative
  • precisive
  • predative
  • prederive
  • prelusive
  • prenative
  • prescrive
  • previsive
  • primitive
  • privative
  • proactive
  • probative
  • profusive
  • prolative
  • promotive
  • promptive
  • pronative
  • provisive
  • pulldrive
  • pulsative
  • purgative
  • purposive

10 letter words

  • palliative
  • pedomotive
  • pejorative
  • pendentive
  • perceptive
  • perculsive
  • percussive
  • perfective
  • permansive
  • permeative
  • permissive
  • permixtive
  • perorative
  • persistive
  • persuasive
  • perversive
  • pervertive
  • portentive
  • portglaive
  • possessive
  • preceptive
  • preclusive
  • precursive
  • predeceive
  • predeprive
  • predictive
  • preemptive
  • preforgive
  • prehensive
  • prereceive
  • presentive
  • pretensive
  • preventive
  • processive
  • procursive
  • productive
  • professive
  • projective
  • promissive
  • propulsive
  • protective
  • protensive
  • protestive
  • protrusive

11 letter words

  • parturitive
  • penetrative
  • percolative
  • perforative
  • persecutive
  • personative
  • perspective
  • photoactive
  • pignorative
  • ponderative
  • posttussive
  • potestative
  • preadaptive
  • precinctive
  • preconceive
  • precontrive
  • precreative
  • predecisive
  • predicative
  • preelective
  • preeruptive
  • preinvasive
  • premonitive
  • premutative
  • preparative
  • preperceive
  • prepositive
  • prerogative
  • prespective
  • presumptive
  • preteritive
  • procoercive
  • procreative
  • procurative
  • progenitive
  • progressive
  • prohibitive
  • propagative
  • prosecutive
  • prospective
  • prostrative
  • protractive
  • provocative
  • pullulative
  • punctuative

12 letter words

  • passionative
  • performative
  • perspirative
  • perturbative
  • petrifactive
  • posteruptive
  • postmutative
  • postpositive
  • preadjective
  • precognitive
  • precollusive
  • predefective
  • preeffective
  • preexclusive
  • preextensive
  • preformative
  • preimitative
  • preincentive
  • preinductive
  • preinventive
  • preobjective
  • preobtrusive
  • preoffensive
  • preoperative
  • preprimitive
  • prepurposive
  • prescriptive
  • presentative
  • preservative
  • pretentative
  • preternative
  • preventative
  • proexecutive
  • propitiative
  • proscriptive
  • psychoactive
  • purificative
  • putrefactive

13 letter words

  • participative
  • peregrinative
  • perseverative
  • philogenitive
  • photoemissive
  • photonegative
  • photopositive
  • ponderomotive
  • postdigestive
  • postinfective
  • postoperative
  • preaggressive
  • precipitative
  • preconcertive
  • preconcessive
  • precongestive
  • preconnective
  • precorruptive
  • preexpressive
  • prefigurative
  • preimpressive
  • preindicative
  • prejudicative
  • premeditative
  • preoccupative
  • preperceptive
  • prepersuasive
  • presuggestive
  • prevaricative
  • primogenitive
  • progenerative
  • proliferative
  • pronunciative
  • pseudocaptive

14 letter words

  • photoinductive
  • photooxidative
  • photoreceptive
  • photosensitive
  • postconceptive
  • postconvulsive
  • postdepressive
  • preacquisitive
  • preaffirmative
  • precontractive
  • predestinative
  • preinsinuative
  • preinstructive
  • prelegislative
  • presuppurative
  • primoprimitive
  • prolegislative
  • proprioceptive
  • prosubstantive

15 letter words

  • personificative
  • phosphorylative
  • photoconductive
  • photoperceptive
  • postsuppurative
  • precontributive
  • prereproductive
  • pressosensitive
  • proconscriptive
  • procrastinative
  • prognosticative
  • pseudoassertive
  • pseudoprimitive

16 letter words

  • parthenogenitive
  • philoprogenitive
  • postreproductive
  • precomprehensive
  • predemonstrative
  • predeterminative
  • presignificative
  • pseudoaggressive

17 letter words

  • photodissociative
  • photphotonegative
  • preadministrative
  • preinterpretative
  • pseudoapplicative
  • pseudocompetitive
  • pseudolegislative
  • pseudoperspective

18 letter words

  • pseudoapprehensive
  • pseudoconservative

What's the maximum number of words one can assemble using this list?
There are a maximum of 262 entries.

How many letters does the largest word from this list consist of?
The word 'pseudoapprehensive' contains 18 characters.

What is the most common word that starts with 'p' and ends with 'ive' in the dictionary?
Rating as the 3301st most popular word, you'll want to ensure you have 'perceive' in your arsenal.

In Scrabble, what is the highest number of points you can get from words beginning with 'p' and ending with 'ive'?
With numerous words to select from, it's best to go for 'pacative' scoring 15 points.

What is an example of a interesting word that starts with 'p' and ends with 'ive'?
'Pulsive' definitely stands as the most unusual word in our list of words that start with 'p' and end with 'ive'. 'Pulsive''s definition is "Tending to compel; compulsory. [R.] "The pulsive strain of conscience." Marston.", according to the dictionary.