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


This is a popular word choice, to such an extent there exists over 100 words to pick from.

5 letter words

  • shive
  • skive
  • slive
  • stive
  • swive

6 letter words

  • sative
  • scrive
  • shrive
  • strive

7 letter words

  • sective
  • sensive
  • sertive
  • skydive
  • stative
  • suasive
  • survive

8 letter words

  • sanative
  • sedative
  • seducive
  • skindive
  • solutive
  • sorptive
  • sportive
  • spurtive
  • subolive

9 letter words

  • scriptive
  • seclusive
  • secretive
  • seductive
  • selective
  • sensitive
  • siccative
  • sociative
  • soliative
  • spoilfive
  • sputative
  • structive
  • sublative
  • submotive
  • subrisive
  • subscrive
  • subsecive
  • subsicive
  • succesive
  • suffusive
  • summative
  • superhive
  • supervive

10 letter words

  • screwdrive
  • sejunctive
  • semblative
  • semiactive
  • seminative
  • separative
  • sigilative
  • similative
  • similitive
  • simulative
  • somniative
  • splenative
  • splenetive
  • splenitive
  • spoliative
  • subfestive
  • subjective
  • submissive
  • subreptive
  • subsultive
  • subventive
  • subversive
  • successive
  • succussive
  • suggestive
  • suppletive
  • supportive
  • suppresive
  • surjective
  • susceptive
  • suspensive
  • sustentive

11 letter words

  • segregative
  • semicursive
  • semipassive
  • sigillative
  • syncopative
  • speculative
  • sporulative
  • stimulative
  • subadditive
  • subcreative
  • subdivisive
  • subjunctive
  • subornative
  • subsecutive
  • substantive
  • substrative
  • subsumptive
  • subtractive
  • suffocative
  • superactive
  • superessive
  • superlative
  • superscrive
  • supervisive
  • suppositive
  • suppressive
  • suppurative
  • suspirative

12 letter words

  • satisfactive
  • scribblative
  • semelfactive
  • semiadhesive
  • semidivisive
  • semipunitive
  • semirotative
  • seronegative
  • seropositive
  • sternutative
  • stupefactive
  • subeffective
  • subformative
  • subradiative
  • subscriptive
  • substitutive
  • supersessive
  • supplicative
  • sustentative

13 letter words

  • sanctionative
  • semidefensive
  • semiexclusive
  • semiexecutive
  • seminarrative
  • semiobjective
  • semiocclusive
  • semiprimitive
  • semipurposive
  • semireflexive
  • semisociative
  • significative
  • specificative
  • strangulative
  • subderivative
  • subindicative
  • subordinative
  • superpositive
  • suprerogative

14 letter words

  • semiexpositive
  • semifigurative
  • semiperceptive
  • semiproductive
  • semiprotective
  • simplificative
  • sophisticative
  • subaggregative
  • subapprobative
  • subassociative
  • subconjunctive
  • subdisjunctive
  • subdistinctive
  • subimbricative
  • subpredicative
  • substantiative
  • supereffective
  • supererogative
  • superincentive
  • superinclusive
  • superoffensive
  • supersecretive
  • supersensitive
  • superstructive
  • suprasensitive

15 letter words

  • saccharoceptive
  • semidestructive
  • semilegislative
  • seminvariantive
  • semiprogressive
  • semispeculative
  • subarticulative
  • subcompensative
  • subintroductive
  • superattractive
  • superconductive
  • superexpressive
  • superinitiative

16 letter words

  • semiconservative
  • semiquantitative
  • superinquisitive

17 letter words

  • semicommunicative
  • subadministrative
  • subtersuperlative
  • superconservative
  • superregenerative

In total, how many words could you make using this combination of letters?
There are 192 fantastic words for you to consider.

Which word in particular from this list contains the highest number of characters?
The biggest word on this page is 'semicommunicative', which contains of 17 letters

What is the most popular word on this page?
The most common word for the combination you requested is 'sensitive'.

In Scrabble, what is the most points possible using this list of words that start with 's' and end with 'ive'?
Considering the range of words from which to select, it's best to select 'skydive' scoring 18 points overall.

What is an example of a unusual word from this list?
Undeniably one of the most interesting words from this page is 'stive'. According to the dictionary, 'stive' means "To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and close; to render stifling. Sandys. His chamber was commonly stived with friends or suitors of one kind or other. Sir H. Wotton. To be stifled or suffocated. The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or grinding. De...".