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Is regressive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word regressive is a Scrabble US word. The word regressive is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is regressive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word regressive is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is regressive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word regressive is a Words With Friends word. The word regressive is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

REGRESSIVE,

9-letter words (3 found)

EGRESSIVE,REREVISES,SERVERIES,

8-letter words (8 found)

GRIEVERS,REREVISE,RESERVES,REVERIES,REVERSES,REVERSIS,REVISERS,SEVERIES,

7-letter words (26 found)

GREESES,GRIEVER,GRIEVES,IVRESSE,REGIVES,REGRESS,REIVERS,RERISES,RESERVE,REVERES,REVERIE,REVERSE,REVERSI,REVISER,REVISES,RIEVERS,SERGERS,SERRIES,SERVERS,SEVERER,SIEGERS,SIRREES,VEERIES,VERGERS,VERSERS,VIRGERS,

6-letter words (51 found)

EERIER,EGISES,EGRESS,ESSIVE,GIVERS,GREESE,GRESES,GREVES,GRIEVE,GRISES,REEVES,REGIES,REGIVE,REISES,REIVER,REIVES,RERIGS,RERISE,RESEES,REVERE,REVERS,REVIES,REVISE,RIEVER,RIEVES,RISERS,RIVERS,SEISER,SERGER,SERGES,SERIES,SERRES,SERVER,SERVES,SEVERE,SEVERS,SIEGER,SIEGES,SIEVES,SIREES,SIRREE,SIVERS,VEGIER,VEGIES,VERGER,VERGES,VERIER,VERSER,VERSES,VIRGER,VIRGES,

5-letter words (51 found)

EERIE,EGERS,EREVS,ERSES,GEESE,GERES,GESSE,GIRRS,GIVER,GIVES,GREES,GRESE,GREVE,GRISE,REEVE,REGES,REGIE,REIVE,RERIG,RESEE,RESES,REVIE,RIEVE,RISER,RISES,RIVER,RIVES,SEERS,SEIRS,SEISE,SERER,SERES,SERGE,SERRE,SERRS,SERVE,SEVER,SIEGE,SIEVE,SIREE,SIRES,SIVER,VEERS,VEGES,VEGIE,VERGE,VERSE,VIERS,VIRES,VIRGE,VISES,

4-letter words (49 found)

EGER,EGIS,ERES,EREV,ERGS,ERRS,ESES,ESSE,EVER,EVES,GEES,GERE,GERS,GIES,GIRR,GIVE,GREE,GRIS,IRES,REES,REGS,REIS,REVS,RIGS,RISE,RIVE,SEER,SEES,SEGS,SEIR,SEIS,SERE,SERR,SERS,SESE,SEVS,SIES,SIGS,SIRE,SIRS,SRIS,VEER,VEES,VERS,VIER,VIES,VIGS,VIRE,VISE,

3-letter words (32 found)

ERE,ERG,ERR,ERS,ESS,EVE,GEE,GER,GIE,GIS,GRR,IRE,REE,REG,REI,RES,REV,RIG,SEE,SEG,SEI,SER,SEV,SIG,SIR,SIS,SRI,VEE,VEG,VIE,VIG,VIS,

2-letter words (7 found)

EE,ER,ES,GI,IS,RE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 229 words from regressive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of regressive

regressive

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regressīvus.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

regressive (comparative more regressive, superlative most regressive)

  1. That tends to return, revert or regress.
  2. (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the taxed amount increases.

Antonyms

  • progressive

Derived terms

Related terms

  • regress
  • regression

Translations

Further reading

  • “regressive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “regressive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “regressive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

regressive

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

Italian

Adjective

regressive f pl

  1. feminine plural of regressivo

Source: wiktionary.org