insertive
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
Definition of insertive
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of or relating to insertion, especially in regard to sexual acts.
“The insertive partner or the receptive one?”
“It is possible that a larger proportion of infections may be attributable to insertive anal intercourse at this time compared to earlier in the epidemic.”
“Insertive interdisciplinary applications are an important element in the development and longevity of a school of thought, a fact that PKE seems to have missed.”
“The Ln-N s-bond insertive mechanism prevails for the examined intramolecular hydroamination of (4E,6)-heptadienylamine 1t by [Cp*(2)La-CH(TMS)(2)] starting material 2.”
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Etymology
From insert + -ive.
Words you can make from insertive
200+ playable · top: REINVITES (12 pts)
Best play reinvites 12 points8-letter words
11 words7-letter words
27 words- ENVIERS 10 pts
- INVERSE 10 pts
- INVERTS 10 pts
- INVITEE 10 pts
- INVITER 10 pts
- INVITES 10 pts
- RESTIVE 10 pts
- REVISIT 10 pts
- SIEVERT 10 pts
- STRIVEN 10 pts
- TENSIVE 10 pts
- VEINERS 10 pts
- VEINIER 10 pts
- VENIRES 10 pts
- VENTERS 10 pts
- VERIEST 10 pts
- VERITES 10 pts
- VERSINE 10 pts
- VINIEST 10 pts
- VISITER 10 pts
- VITRINE 10 pts
- ENTIRES 7 pts
- ENTRIES 7 pts
- NITERIE 7 pts
- RETINES 7 pts
- SIENITE 7 pts
- TRIENES 7 pts
6-letter words
56 words- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIES 9 pts
- EVENTS 9 pts
- EVERTS 9 pts
- EVITES 9 pts
- INVERT 9 pts
- INVEST 9 pts
- INVITE 9 pts
- NERVES 9 pts
- NIEVES 9 pts
- REIVES 9 pts
- REVEST 9 pts
- REVETS 9 pts
- REVISE 9 pts
- RIVETS 9 pts
- STIVER 9 pts
- STRIVE 9 pts
- VEINER 9 pts
- VENIRE 9 pts
- VENTER 9 pts
- VERIST 9 pts
- VERITE 9 pts
- VERSET 9 pts
- VERSIN 9 pts
- VERSTE 9 pts
- VINIER 9 pts
- ENTERS 6 pts
- ENTIRE 6 pts
- ESTRIN 6 pts
- INERTS 6 pts
- INSERT 6 pts
- INTERS 6 pts
- NEREIS 6 pts
- NESTER 6 pts
- NITERS 6 pts
- NITRES 6 pts
- RENEST 6 pts
- RENTES 6 pts
- RESENT 6 pts
- RESITE 6 pts
- RETIES 6 pts
- RETINE 6 pts
- SEINER 6 pts
- SENITI 6 pts
- SEREIN 6 pts
- SERINE 6 pts
- SINTER 6 pts
- STRINE 6 pts
- TENESI 6 pts
- TENSER 6 pts
- TERNES 6 pts
- TINIER 6 pts
- TREENS 6 pts
- TRIENE 6 pts
- TRIENS 6 pts
- TRINES 6 pts
5-letter words
78 words- EVENS 8 pts
- EVENT 8 pts
- EVERT 8 pts
- EVITE 8 pts
- IVIES 8 pts
- NERVE 8 pts
- NEVER 8 pts
- NEVES 8 pts
- NIEVE 8 pts
- REIVE 8 pts
- REVET 8 pts
- RIVEN 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- RIVET 8 pts
- SERVE 8 pts
- SEVEN 8 pts
- SEVER 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- VEERS 8 pts
- VEINS 8 pts
- VENTS 8 pts
- VERSE 8 pts
- VERST 8 pts
- VERTS 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VINES 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- VISIT 8 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- ERNES 5 pts
- ESTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NERTS 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- REEST 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RENTS 5 pts
- RESET 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SEINE 5 pts
- SENTE 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SNEER 5 pts
- STEER 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STERE 5 pts
- STERN 5 pts
- TEENS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENSE 5 pts
- TERES 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TERNS 5 pts
- TERSE 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
- TREES 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
4-letter words
27 wordsFind your best play with insertive
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