PASSIVE
A 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble.
p 3 a 1 s 1 s 1 i 1 v 4 e 1
- Length
- 7
- Scrabble
- 12 pts
- Sorted letters
- aeipssv
- Anagrams
- 2
Definition of PASSIVE
- noun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
“`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice”
Synonyms: passive voice
- adjective
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
Synonyms: inactive
- adjective
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
“academics seem to favor passive sentences”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Anagrams of PASSIVE
Words within PASSIVE
80 words can be made from any subset of the letters in PASSIVE.
- pavises 12
- spavies 12
- pavise 11
- spavie 11
- sepias 8
- paves 10
- pavis 10
- spivs 10
- saves 8
- vases 8
- visas 8
- vises 8
- apses 7
- apsis 7
- aspis 7
- paise 7
- pases 7
- passe 7
- sepia 7
- sipes 7
- spaes 7
- spies 7
- pave 9
- spiv 9
- aves 7
- save 7
- vase 7
- vies 7
- visa 7
- vise 7
- apes 6
- apse 6
- asps 6
- pase 6
- pass 6
- peas 6
- pias 6
- pies 6
- piss 6
- psis 6
- saps 6
- sipe 6
- sips 6
- spae 6
- spas 6
- seas 4
- seis 4
- ave 6
- vas 6
- via 6
- vie 6
- vis 6
- ape 5
- asp 5
- pas 5
- pea 5
- pes 5
- pia 5
- pie 5
- pis 5
- psi 5
- sap 5
- sip 5
- spa 5
- ais 3
- ass 3
- ess 3
- sae 3
- sea 3
- sei 3
- sis 3
- pa 4
- pe 4
- pi 4
- ae 2
- ai 2
- as 2
- es 2
- is 2
- si 2