abortive is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Adjective (COMPARABLE)

(obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. (c. 1400–mid 1700s)
• an abortive child
Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. (from late 1500s).
• Synonym: miscarrying, fruitless, unsuccessful, useless
(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. (from mid 1700s)
• an abortive organ

Noun (COUNTABLE)

(obsolete) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. (Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18^th century.)
(obsolete) A fruitless effort. (Attested from the early 17^th century until the early 18^th century.)
(obsolete) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.

Verb

(transitive obsolete) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit. (Attested only in the 17^th century.)

abortive is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 13 points

abortive is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 36 points

abortive is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 36 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• ABORTIVED
• ABORTIVES
• PROBATIVE
• RIVERBOAT
• VASOTRIBE
• VIBRATOME
• VIBRATONE

Same letters minus one

• OBVIATE
• ORBITAE
• OVERBIT
• VIBRATE
• VIBRATO
• VITERBO
• VRBAITE