Words ending in VE
Words that end with the letters VE, commonest first, from the SCOWL British English word list. Narrow the list by word length.
1,722 words match. Showing the 300 commonest — narrow it with a length or a second letter below.
- representative
- comprehensive
- alternative
- attractive
- definitive
- effective
- excessive
- exclusive
- expensive
- extensive
- primitive
- sensitive
- negative
- positive
- preserve
- relative
- achieve
- approve
- believe
- improve
- involve
- massive
- observe
- receive
- reserve
- survive
- active
- arrive
- behave
- derive
- remove
- twelve
- above
- alive
- drive
- drove
- grave
- leave
- naive
- prove
- serve
- solve
- five
- gave
- give
- have
- live
- love
- move
- save
- administrative
- conservative
- constructive
- irrespective
- comparative
- competitive
- consecutive
- descriptive
- destructive
- distinctive
- imaginative
- ineffective
- informative
- insensitive
- interactive
- perspective
- prospective
- provocative
- restrictive
- aggressive
- collective
- cumulative
- derivative
- exhaustive
- imperative
- impressive
- indicative
- initiative
- innovative
- productive
- repetitive
- respective
- subjective
- successive
- addictive
- adjective
- defective
- defensive
- detective
- directive
- executive
- explosive
- incentive
- inclusive
- intensive
- intuitive
- microwave
- narrative
- objective
- offensive
- recursive
- repulsive
- selective
- tentative
- conceive
- contrive
- creative
- perceive
- retrieve
- abusive
- archive
- deprive
- deserve
- forgave
- forgive
- passive
- relieve
- resolve
- evolve
- motive
- native
- shelve
- starve
- strive
- thieve
- brave
- curve
- glove
- halve
- nerve
- shove
- slave
- valve
- cave
- dive
- rave
- wave
- wive
- multiplicative
- argumentative
- authoritative
- collaborative
- communicative
- contemplative
- contraceptive
- demonstrative
- introspective
- retrospective
- unimaginative
- uninformative
- appreciative
- apprehensive
- disincentive
- illustrative
- inconclusive
- intransitive
- preservative
- quantitative
- reproductive
- unattractive
- affirmative
- associative
- commutative
- cooperative
- inexpensive
- inoffensive
- inoperative
- inquisitive
- instinctive
- instructive
- legislative
- obstructive
- preconceive
- prerogative
- progressive
- prohibitive
- qualitative
- radioactive
- retroactive
- speculative
- subjunctive
- superlative
- automotive
- compulsive
- conclusive
- connective
- convulsive
- corrective
- decorative
- diminutive
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- dismissive
- disruptive
- expressive
- figurative
- indecisive
- infinitive
- interweave
- locomotive
- nominative
- oppressive
- perceptive
- permissive
- persuasive
- possessive
- preventive
- protective
- reflective
- repressive
- responsive
- submissive
- subversive
- suggestive
- supportive
- transitive
- vindictive
- assertive
- attentive
- cognitive
- conducive
- corrosive
- deceptive
- deductive
- digestive
- evocative
- expansive
- expletive
- formative
- imitative
- impassive
- impulsive
- interwove
- intrusive
- invective
- inventive
- iterative
- lucrative
- misbehave
- obsessive
- obtrusive
- operative
- pervasive
- plaintive
- receptive
- reflexive
- secretive
- seductive
- talkative
- abortive
- abrasive
- adaptive
- additive
- adhesive
- conserve
- decisive
- disprove
- dissolve
- divisive
- effusive
- elective
- fugitive
- inactive
- incisive
- laxative
- mangrove
- punitive
- putative
- reactive
- reprieve
- sedative
- absolve
- beehive
- bereave
- captive
- concave
- deceive
- deprave
- devolve
- elusive
- emotive
- engrave
- enslave
- evasive
- festive
- furtive
- missive
- outlive
- pensive
- reprove
- restive
- revolve
- unnerve
- alcove
- cleave
- endive
- grieve
- groove
- octave
- relive
The full set is 1,722 words. This page shows the 300 commonest because a page that emits all of them is a megabyte of text nobody scrolls.