What does NATIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈneɪtɪv/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends score
11
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin“the native North American sugar maple”
  2. belonging to one by birth“my native land”
  3. characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning“native Americans”
  4. as found in nature in the elemental form“native copper”

noun

  1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place“the art of the natives of the northwest coast”
  2. a person born in a particular place or country“he is a native of Brazil”
  3. indigenous plants and animals

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

natives10

Anagrams of NATIVE

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside NATIVE

59 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

naive8 anti4 neat4 vain7 vein7 vent7 ant3 ate3ave6eat3 net3 tan3 tea3 ten3 tie3 tin3 van6 vet6 via6ai2 an2at2 en2 et2in2 it2na2ne2ta2ti2

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Questions

Is NATIVE a valid word in word games?

NATIVE 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 NATIVE worth?

NATIVE is worth 9 points with Scrabble letter values and 11 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NATIVE?

59 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.