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Is restive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word restive is a Scrabble US word. The word restive is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is restive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word restive is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

R1E1S1T1I1V4E1

Is restive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word restive is a Words With Friends word. The word restive is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (5 found)

RESTIVE,SIEVERT,STIEVER,VERIEST,VERITES,

6-letter words (20 found)

EVERTS,EVITES,REIVES,RESITE,RETIES,REVEST,REVETS,REVIES,REVISE,RIEVES,RIVETS,STERVE,STIEVE,STIVER,STRIVE,TREVIS,VERIST,VERITE,VERSET,VERSTE,

5-letter words (39 found)

EREVS,ESTER,EVERT,EVETS,EVITE,REEST,REIST,REIVE,RESET,RESIT,RETIE,REVET,REVIE,RIEVE,RITES,RIVES,RIVET,SERVE,SEVER,SIEVE,SIREE,SIVER,STEER,STERE,STIRE,STIVE,TEERS,TERES,TERSE,TIERS,TIRES,TREES,TRIES,VEERS,VERSE,VERST,VERTS,VIERS,VIRES,

4-letter words (43 found)

ERES,EREV,ERST,EVER,EVES,EVET,IRES,REES,REIS,REST,RETE,RETS,REVS,RISE,RITE,RITS,RIVE,SEER,SEIR,SERE,SIRE,SITE,STIE,STIR,TEER,TEES,TIER,TIES,TIRE,TREE,TRES,TRIE,VEER,VEES,VERS,VERT,VEST,VETS,VIER,VIES,VIRE,VISE,VITE,

3-letter words (28 found)

ERE,ERS,EST,EVE,IRE,ITS,REE,REI,RES,RET,REV,RIT,SEE,SEI,SER,SET,SEV,SIR,SIT,SRI,TEE,TES,TIE,TIS,VEE,VET,VIE,VIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

EE,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,RE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 147 words from restive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of restive

restive

Etymology

Modification of earlier restiff, from Middle English restyf, from Old French restif, from rester (“stay, remain”), from Latin restō.

  • Shares an etymology with rest ("remain," obsolete)
  • Merriam-Webster states that this word was originally used to describe horses that disobeyed commands. Presumably, then, the word came to mean "fidgety" or "anxious" more broadly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛstɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɛstɪv
  • Hyphenation: res‧tive

Adjective

restive (comparative more restive, superlative most restive)

  1. Impatient under delay, duress, or control.
    Synonyms: anxious, champing at the bit, fidgety, restless, uneasy
  2. Resistant to control; stubborn.
    Synonyms: disobedient, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, unruly
  3. Refusing to move, especially in a forward direction.
    Synonym: balky

Derived terms

  • restively
  • restiveness

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Anagrams

  • Ivester, Servite, Sievert, sievert, tervies, veriest

Source: wiktionary.org