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There are 18 nine-letter words containing ECTIV
| ADJECTIVE | • adjective n. (Grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. • adjective n. (Obsolete) A dependent; an accessory. • adjective adj. (Grammar) Adjectival; pertaining to or functioning as an adjective. |
| ADVECTIVE | • advective adj. Relating to advection. • ADVECTIVE adj. relating to advection, the horizontal movement of air. |
| AFFECTIVE | • affective adj. Relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions. • affective adj. Emotional; emotionally charged; affecting. • AFFECTIVE adj. of, arising from or influencing emotion. |
| BIJECTIVE | • bijective adj. (Mathematics, of a map) Both injective and surjective. • bijective adj. (Mathematics) Having a component that is (specified to be) a bijective map; that specifies a bijective map. • BIJECTIVE adj. having the properties of a bijection, a kind of mapping function. |
| DEFECTIVE | • defective adj. Having one or more defects. • defective adj. (Grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable… • defective adj. (Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء). |
| DETECTIVE | • detective n. (Law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. • detective n. A person employed to find information not otherwise available to the public. • detective adj. Employed in detecting. |
| DIRECTIVE | • directive adj. That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide. • directive adj. (Grammar) Relating to the directive case. • directive n. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal. |
| EFFECTIVE | • effective adj. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. • effective adj. Producing a decided or decisive effect. • effective adj. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work. |
| EJECTIVES | • ejectives n. Plural of ejective. • EJECTIVE n. a sound produced with air compressed above the closed glottis. |
| ELECTIVES | • electives n. Plural of elective. • ELECTIVE n. an optional course of study. |
| HUMECTIVE | • humective adj. (Obsolete) Tending to moisten. • humective n. (Obsolete) A humectant. • HUMECTIVE n. something tending to moisten. |
| INFECTIVE | • infective adj. Able to cause infection; infectious. • infective n. (Epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others. • INFECTIVE adj. infectious. |
| INJECTIVE | • injective adj. (Mathematics) of, relating to, or being an injection: such that each element of the image (or range)… • INJECTIVE adj. being a one to one mathematical function. |
| INVECTIVE | • invective n. An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. • invective n. A severe or violent censure or reproach. • invective n. Something spoken or written, intended to cast shame, disgrace, censure, or reproach on another. |
| OBJECTIVE | • objective adj. Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. • objective adj. Not influenced by the emotions or prejudices. • objective adj. Based on observed facts; without subjective assessment. |
| REFECTIVE | • refective n. That which refreshes. • refective adj. Refreshing; restoring. • REFECTIVE adj. relating to refection. |
| REJECTIVE | • rejective adj. Tending to reject. • REJECTIVE adj. rejecting, or tending to reject. |
| SELECTIVE | • selective adj. Of or relating to the process of selection. • selective adj. (Biology) Of or relating to natural selection. • selective adj. (Of a person) choosy, fussy or discriminating when selecting. |
Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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- English Wiktionary: 27 words
- Scrabble in French: 16 words
- Scrabble in Spanish: 31 words
- Scrabble in Italian: 1 word
- Scrabble in German: no word
- Scrabble in Romanian: 39 words
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