Definition of operatives

"operatives" in the noun sense

1. secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative

a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

2. private detective, PI, private eye, private investigator, operative, shamus, sherlock

someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information

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operatives in Scrabble®

The word operatives is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

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OPERATIVES

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (38 words)

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OPERATIVES

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OPERATIVES

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operatives in Words With Friends™

The word operatives is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters operatives:

OPERATIVES

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OPERATIVES

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (38 words)

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OPERATIVES

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OPERATIVES

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PIVOTER

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OPERATIVES

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OPERATIVES

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OVERTIP

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Words within the letters of operatives

2 letter words in operatives (15 words)

ai ar as at is it or os pa pe pi re so ta to

3 letter words in operatives (65 words)

air ais ape apt are ars art asp ate ear eat era eta eve ire its oar oat ops opt ore ors ova par pat pea per pet pie pis pit pot psi rap rat rev rip roe rot sap sat sea see set sip sir sit sop sot spa tap tar tav tea tee tie tip toe top vat vee vet via vie voe

4 letter words in operatives (136 words)

5 letter words in operatives (146 words)

6 letter words in operatives (78 words)

7 letter words in operatives (38 words)

8 letter words in operatives (14 words)

etaerios operates overeats overstep overtips pivoters poetiser poetries privates protease repivots sportive vaporise votaries

9 letter words in operatives (5 words)

evaporite operatise operative poverties vaporiest

10 letter words in operatives (Anagrams) (2 words)

evaporites operatives

operatives + 1 blank (1 word)

videotapers

operatives + 2 blanks (5 words)

cooperatives prerogatives preservation reabsorptive vaporimeters

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Words containing the sequence operatives

Words that start with operatives (1 word)

operatives

Words with operatives in them (1 word)

operatives

Words that end with operatives (2 words)

cooperatives operatives

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Word Growth involving operatives

Shorter words in operatives

era opera operative

pe per opera operative

at rat operative

Longer words containing operatives

cooperatives