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Yes. The word progressive is a Scrabble US word. The word progressive is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is progressive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word progressive is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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11-letter words (1 found)

PROGRESSIVE,

9-letter words (3 found)

OVERPRESS,PREVISORS,SERPIGOES,

8-letter words (22 found)

GOSSIPER,GRIEVERS,OVERRIPE,PEROGIES,PREVISES,PREVISOR,PRIORESS,PRISERES,PROGRESS,REPOSERS,REPRISES,REPRIVES,REPROVES,RESPIRES,REVERSIS,REVERSOS,REVISERS,REVISORS,ROPERIES,ROSERIES,ROSIERES,SERPIGOS,

7-letter words (64 found)

EROSIVE,ESPIERS,ESPOIRS,GORSIER,GRIEVER,GRIEVES,GRIPERS,GROPERS,GROSERS,GROSSER,GROVIER,IVRESSE,ORRISES,PEROGIE,PEROGIS,PERRIES,PERVIER,PIEROGS,POESIES,POISERS,PORGIES,PRESSER,PRESSIE,PRESSOR,PREVISE,PRIEVES,PRISERE,PRISERS,PROSERS,PROSIER,PROSSIE,PROVERS,REGIVES,REGRESS,REIVERS,REPOSER,REPOSES,REPRESS,REPRISE,REPRIVE,REPROVE,RERISES,RESPIRE,REVERSI,REVERSO,REVISER,REVISES,REVISOR,RIEVERS,ROSIERE,ROSIERS,SERGERS,SERPIGO,SERRIES,SERVERS,SIEGERS,SIRREES,SOIREES,SPERRES,VERGERS,VERSERS,VESPERS,VIRGERS,VIROSES,

6-letter words (136 found)

EGISES,EGRESS,EPOSES,EPRISE,EROSES,ESPIER,ESPIES,ESPOIR,ESSIVE,GIVERS,GORIER,GORSES,GOSSIP,GRESES,GREVES,GRIEVE,GRIPER,GRIPES,GRISES,GROPER,GROPES,GROSER,GROVES,OGIVES,OGRESS,ORGIES,OSIERS,PEISES,PEROGI,PEROGS,PERSES,PERVES,PERVOS,PIEROG,PISSER,POGIES,POISER,POISES,PORERS,PORGES,PORGIE,PORIER,POSERS,POSIER,POSIES,POSSER,POSSIE,PRESES,PREVES,PRIERS,PRIEVE,PRIORS,PRISER,PRISES,PRORES,PROSER,PROSES,PROVER,PROVES,REGIES,REGIVE,REISES,REIVER,REIVES,REORGS,REPEGS,REPOSE,REPROS,RERIGS,RERISE,REROSE,REVERS,REVIES,REVISE,RIEVER,RIEVES,RIGORS,RIPERS,RISERS,RIVERS,ROGERS,ROPERS,ROPIER,ROSIER,ROSIES,ROSSER,ROVERS,SEISER,SEISOR,SERGER,SERGES,SERIES,SERRES,SERVER,SERVES,SERVOS,SEVERS,SIEGER,SIEGES,SIEVES,SIREES,SIRREE,SIVERS,SOEVER,SOGERS,SOIREE,SOREES,SPEERS,SPEIRS,SPEISE,SPERRE,SPERSE,SPIERS,SPIRES,SPORES,SPREES,SPRIER,SPRIGS,SPROGS,VEGIER,VEGIES,VERGER,VERGES,VERIER,VERSER,VERSES,VERSOS,VESPER,VIGORS,VIPERS,VIREOS,VIRGER,VIRGES,VIROSE,VISORS,VOGIER,

5-letter words (152 found)

EGERS,EPRIS,EREVS,ERGOS,EROSE,ERSES,GEEPS,GERES,GESSE,GESSO,GIROS,GIRRS,GIVER,GIVES,GOERS,GOIER,GORES,GORIS,GORPS,GORSE,GOSSE,GREES,GRESE,GREVE,GRIPE,GRIPS,GRISE,GROPE,GROSS,GROVE,OGEES,OGIVE,OGRES,ORRIS,OSIER,OVERS,PEERS,PEISE,PERES,PERIS,PEROG,PERSE,PERVE,PERVO,PERVS,PESOS,PIERS,PIROG,PISES,PISOS,POISE,PORER,PORES,PORGE,POSER,POSES,POSSE,PREES,PRESE,PRESS,PREVE,PRIER,PRIES,PRIGS,PRIOR,PRISE,PRISS,PROGS,PRORE,PROSE,PROSS,PROVE,REGES,REGIE,REGOS,REIVE,REORG,REPEG,REPOS,REPRO,RERIG,RESES,REVIE,RIEVE,RIGOR,RIPER,RIPES,RISER,RISES,RISPS,RIVER,RIVES,ROGER,ROPER,ROPES,RORES,RORIE,ROSES,ROVER,ROVES,SEEPS,SEERS,SEGOS,SEIRS,SEISE,SERER,SERES,SERGE,SERRE,SERRS,SERVE,SERVO,SEVER,SIEGE,SIEVE,SIPES,SIREE,SIRES,SIVER,SOGER,SOREE,SORER,SORES,SPEER,SPEIR,SPEOS,SPIER,SPIES,SPIRE,SPIVS,SPORE,SPREE,SPRIG,SPROG,VEEPS,VEERS,VEGES,VEGIE,VEGOS,VERGE,VERSE,VERSO,VIERS,VIGOR,VIPER,VIREO,VIRES,VIRGE,VISES,VISOR,VOGIE,VOIPS,

4-letter words (131 found)

EGER,EGIS,EGOS,EPOS,ERES,EREV,ERGO,ERGS,EROS,ERRS,ESES,ESSE,EVER,EVES,EVOE,EVOS,GEEP,GEES,GEOS,GERE,GERS,GIES,GIOS,GIPS,GIRO,GIRR,GIVE,GOER,GOES,GORE,GORI,GORP,GORS,GOSS,GOVS,GREE,GRIP,GRIS,IRES,ISOS,OGEE,OGRE,OPES,ORES,ORGS,OSES,OVER,PEER,PEES,PEGS,PERE,PERI,PERV,PESO,PIER,PIES,PIGS,PIRS,PISE,PISO,PISS,POIS,PORE,POSE,POSS,PREE,PRIG,PROG,PROS,PSIS,REES,REGO,REGS,REIS,REOS,REPO,REPS,REVS,RIGS,RIPE,RIPS,RISE,RISP,RIVE,RIVO,ROES,ROPE,RORE,ROSE,ROVE,SEEP,SEER,SEES,SEGO,SEGS,SEIR,SEIS,SEPS,SERE,SERR,SERS,SESE,SEVS,SIES,SIGS,SIPE,SIPS,SIRE,SIRS,SOGS,SOPS,SORE,SORI,SOVS,SPIE,SPIV,SRIS,VEEP,VEER,VEES,VEGO,VERS,VIER,VIES,VIGS,VIRE,VISE,VOES,VOGS,VOIP,VORS,

3-letter words (76 found)

EGO,ERE,ERG,ERR,ERS,ESS,EVE,EVO,GEE,GEO,GER,GIE,GIO,GIP,GIS,GOE,GOR,GOS,GOV,GRR,IOS,IRE,ISO,OES,OIS,OPE,OPS,ORE,ORG,ORS,OSE,PEE,PEG,PER,PES,PIE,PIG,PIR,PIS,POI,POS,PRE,PRO,PSI,REE,REG,REI,REO,REP,RES,REV,RIG,RIP,ROE,SEE,SEG,SEI,SER,SEV,SIG,SIP,SIR,SIS,SOG,SOP,SOS,SOV,SRI,VEE,VEG,VIE,VIG,VIS,VOE,VOG,VOR,

2-letter words (18 found)

EE,ER,ES,GI,GO,IO,IS,OE,OI,OP,OR,OS,PE,PI,PO,RE,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 604 words from progressive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of progressive

progressive

Alternative forms

  • prog. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) +‎ -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/, /pɹoʊ-/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
  • Hyphenation: pro‧gress‧ive

Adjective

progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive)

  1. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
  2. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
  3. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
  4. (politics) Liberal.
  5. (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
  6. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
  7. Advancing in severity.
  8. (grammar) Continuous.

Antonyms

  • regressive
  • (antonym(s) of "advancing in severity"): non-progressive
  • conservative
  • reactionary

Derived terms

Related terms

  • progress

Translations

Noun

progressive (plural progressives)

  1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
  2. (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • "progressive" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 243.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.siv/, /pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv/

Adjective

progressive

  1. feminine singular of progressif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

progressive

  1. inflection of progressiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Interlingua

Adjective

progressive (comparative plus progressive, superlative le plus progressive)

  1. progressive, gradually increasing, progressing

Italian

Adjective

progressive

  1. feminine plural of progressivo

Latin

Adjective

prōgressīve

  1. vocative masculine singular of prōgressīvus

Swedish

Adjective

progressive

  1. definite natural masculine singular of progressiv

Source: wiktionary.org