What does RELATIVE mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈrɛlətɪv/
Letters
8
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person related by blood or marriage“police are searching for relatives of the deceased”
  2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

adjective

  1. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete“a relative stranger”
  2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to'“the punishment ought to be proportional to the crime”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

relatives12

Anagrams of RELATIVE

levirate11

Words inside RELATIVE

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

retail6 travel9 alive8 later5 leave8 trial5 ever7 evil7 late4 live7 rate4 real4 tree4 air3 are3 art3 eat3 era3 lee3 let3 lie3 tea3 via6al2at2 el2 et2it2la2 re2

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Questions

Is RELATIVE a valid word in word games?

RELATIVE 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 RELATIVE worth?

RELATIVE is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from RELATIVE?

204 other words, including IT, ARE, AT and EVER.