creative
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
Definition of creative
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
“a creative dramatist who avoids cliche”
“The future belongs to those aware enough to see the system, brave enough to reject it, and creative enough to build something better.”
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adj
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Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
“a creative dramatist who avoids cliche”
“The future belongs to those aware enough to see the system, brave enough to reject it, and creative enough to build something better.”
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Original, expressive and imaginative.
“a creative new solution to an old problem”
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A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
“a creative set”
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Designed or executed to deceive or mislead.
“creative accounting”
- (euphemistic)bad, unartistic, busy.
noun
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(countable)A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.
“He is a visionary creative.”
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(uncountable)Artistic material used in advertising, e.g. photographs, drawings, or video.
“The design team has completed the creative for next month's multi-part ad campaign.”
“I've included in my portfolio all the creative I've completed in my five year design career.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin creativus, from Latin creō. Equivalent to create + -ive. Displaced native Old English orþanclīċ.
Words you can make from creative
144 playable · top: REACTIVE (13 pts)
Best play reactive 13 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
43 words- CARVE 10 pts
- CAVER 10 pts
- CAVIE 10 pts
- CIVET 10 pts
- CRAVE 10 pts
- EVICT 10 pts
- VAREC 10 pts
- VATIC 10 pts
- VICAR 10 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- AVERT 8 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- REAVE 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- REVET 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- TRAVE 8 pts
- VITAE 8 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERECT 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- TERCE 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
- ARETE 5 pts
- EATER 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
4-letter words
38 words- CAVE 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- EAVE 7 pts
- EVER 7 pts
- RAVE 7 pts
- RIVE 7 pts
- VAIR 7 pts
- VEER 7 pts
- VERA 7 pts
- VERT 7 pts
- VIER 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- VAC 8 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- REV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAR 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 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
- ERE 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
2-letter words
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