Scrabble and Words with Friends

• ACTIVE is a valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• ACTIVE is a valid Words with Friends word worth 13 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• ACTIVE is a 6 letter word containing the letters a, c, e, i, t, v.

Definitions

• active

  noun chemical agent capable of activity

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• active

  noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
  `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice

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• active

  noun a person who is a participating member of an organization
  the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees

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• active

  adjective tending to become more severe or wider in scope
  active tuberculosis

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• active

  adjective disposed to take action or effectuate change
  a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
  an active antagonism
  he was active in drawing attention to their grievances

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• active

  adjective characterized by energetic activity
  an active toddler
  active as a gazelle
  an active man is a man of action

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• active

  adjective exerting influence or producing a change or effect
  an active ingredient

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• active

  adjective full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
  an active seaport
  an active bond market
  an active account

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• active

  adjective (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

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• active

  adjective expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:
  Hemingway favors active constructions

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• active

  adjective (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

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• active

  adjective (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

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• active

  adjective (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
  active volcanos

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• active

  adjective engaged in full-time work
  active duty
  though past retirement age he is still active in his profession

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• active

  adjective satellite engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
  on active duty

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• active

  adjective satellite taking part in an activity
  an active member of the club
  he was politically active

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• active

  adjective satellite in operation
  an active tradition

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• Lookup ACTIVE using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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Words that sound like 'active'

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