What does PROGRESSIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/prəˈgrɛsɪv/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
20
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. favoring or promoting progress“progressive schools”
  2. favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
  3. (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
  4. gradually advancing in extent
  5. (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position“progressive euchre”
  6. advancing in severity“progressive paralysis”

noun

  1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
  2. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

progressives18

Anagrams of PROGRESSIVE

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

Words inside PROGRESSIVE

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

progress11 series6 server9 serves9gives9gross6 press7 prior7 prove10 river8 roger6serve8 ever7 give8 goes5over7 rise4 rose4 sees4per5pro5 rep5 see3 sir3 go3 is2op4or2re2 so2

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Questions

Is PROGRESSIVE a valid word in word games?

PROGRESSIVE 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 PROGRESSIVE worth?

PROGRESSIVE is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 20 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from PROGRESSIVE?

411 other words, including IS, OR, SO and SEE.