What does CAPTIVE mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈkæptɪv/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Words With Friends score
- 17
- How common
- Fairly common
Meaning
noun
- a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
- an animal that is confined
- a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion
adjective
- being in captivity
- giving or marked by complete attention to“that engrossed look or rapt delight”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
captives15
Anagrams of CAPTIVE
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside CAPTIVE
71 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is CAPTIVE a valid word in word games?
CAPTIVE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.
How many points is CAPTIVE worth?
CAPTIVE is worth 14 points with Scrabble letter values and 17 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from CAPTIVE?
71 other words, including IT, AT, ACT and EAT.