repressive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 10
Definition of repressive
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Serving to repress or suppress; oppressive
“Human law is indeed repressive, but repressive on moral principles comprehensively applied to the whole community, and commanding the approval of the moral sense of the governed”
“First, the classical rule forbids any unilateral right to use force to overthrow a regime on the sole grounds that it is repressive in character.”
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Etymology
From repress + -ive.
Words you can make from repressive
200+ playable · top: PRESERVES (14 pts)
Best play preserves 14 points9-letter words
2 words8-letter words
12 words7-letter words
27 words- PERVIER 12 pts
- PREVISE 12 pts
- VESPERS 12 pts
- REIVERS 10 pts
- RESERVE 10 pts
- REVERES 10 pts
- REVERIE 10 pts
- REVERSE 10 pts
- REVISER 10 pts
- REVISES 10 pts
- RIEVERS 10 pts
- SERVERS 10 pts
- SEVERER 10 pts
- VEERIES 10 pts
- VERSERS 10 pts
- PEERESS 9 pts
- PEERIES 9 pts
- PERRIES 9 pts
- PRESSER 9 pts
- PRISERE 9 pts
- REPRESS 9 pts
- REPRISE 9 pts
- RESPIRE 9 pts
- SEEPIER 9 pts
- RERISES 7 pts
- SERRIES 7 pts
- SIRREES 7 pts
6-letter words
42 words- PEEVES 11 pts
- VESPER 11 pts
- VIPERS 11 pts
- REEVES 9 pts
- REIVER 9 pts
- REIVES 9 pts
- REVERE 9 pts
- REVERS 9 pts
- REVISE 9 pts
- RIEVER 9 pts
- RIVERS 9 pts
- SERVER 9 pts
- SERVES 9 pts
- SEVERE 9 pts
- SEVERS 9 pts
- SIEVES 9 pts
- SIVERS 9 pts
- VERIER 9 pts
- VERSER 9 pts
- VERSES 9 pts
- ESPIES 8 pts
- PEERIE 8 pts
- PEISES 8 pts
- PERSES 8 pts
- PISSER 8 pts
- PRIERS 8 pts
- PRISES 8 pts
- SPEERS 8 pts
- SPEIRS 8 pts
- SPEISE 8 pts
- SPIERS 8 pts
- SPIRES 8 pts
- SPREES 8 pts
- SPRIER 8 pts
- EERIER 6 pts
- RERISE 6 pts
- RESEES 6 pts
- RISERS 6 pts
- SEISER 6 pts
- SERIES 6 pts
- SIREES 6 pts
- SIRREE 6 pts
5-letter words
54 words- PEEVE 10 pts
- PERVS 10 pts
- SPIVS 10 pts
- VEEPS 10 pts
- VIPER 10 pts
- REEVE 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- RIVER 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- VEERS 8 pts
- VERSE 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- VISES 8 pts
- EPEES 7 pts
- PEERS 7 pts
- PEISE 7 pts
- PERES 7 pts
- PERIS 7 pts
- PERSE 7 pts
- PIERS 7 pts
- PREES 7 pts
- PRESE 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PRIER 7 pts
- PRIES 7 pts
- PRISE 7 pts
- PRISS 7 pts
- RIPER 7 pts
- RIPES 7 pts
- SEEPS 7 pts
- SIPES 7 pts
- SPEER 7 pts
- SPEIR 7 pts
- SPIER 7 pts
- SPIES 7 pts
- SPIRE 7 pts
- SPREE 7 pts
- EERIE 5 pts
- ERSES 5 pts
- RESEE 5 pts
- RESES 5 pts
- RISER 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- SEERS 5 pts
- SEISE 5 pts
- SERER 5 pts
- SERES 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
4-letter words
45 words- PERV 9 pts
- SPIV 9 pts
- VEEP 9 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- REVS 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- SEVS 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VIER 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PEES 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PIER 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PISS 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- PSIS 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- RIPS 6 pts
- SEEP 6 pts
- SEPS 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SIPS 6 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- ESES 4 pts
- ESSE 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SEES 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SERS 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
3-letter words
17 wordsFind your best play with repressive
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