privative
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
/ˈprɪvətɪv/
Definition of privative
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- causing privation; depriving
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adj
- causing privation; depriving
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consisting in the absence of something; negative
“Privative blessings, blessings of immunity, safeguard, liberty, and integrity.”
- indicating the absence of something
noun
- something that causes privation or indicates an absence
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Etymology
From Latin privativus.
Words you can make from privative
130 playable · top: PRIVATE (12 pts)
Best play private 12 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
43 words- VIVA 10 pts
- VIVE 10 pts
- PAVE 9 pts
- PERV 9 pts
- VAPE 9 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- VAIR 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- VERT 7 pts
- VIER 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- PAIR 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PART 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAR 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PITA 6 pts
- PRAT 6 pts
- RAPE 6 pts
- RAPT 6 pts
- REAP 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- TAPE 6 pts
- TARP 6 pts
- TEPA 6 pts
- TIPI 6 pts
- TRAP 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- VAV 9 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- APE 5 pts
- APT 5 pts
- PAR 5 pts
- PAT 5 pts
- PEA 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- RAP 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TAP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
2-letter words
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