Definition of permissive

"permissive" in the adjective sense

1. permissive

not preventive

2. permissive

granting or inclined or able to grant permission not strict in discipline

"direct primary legislation is largely permissive rather than prescriptive"

"permissive parents"

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permissive in Scrabble®

The word permissive 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters permissive:

PERMISSIVE

(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

empires, empress, epimers, impress, messier, pissier, premise, premiss, revises, simpers, verisms, vespers

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permissive in Words With Friends™

The word permissive 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: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters permissive:

PERMISSIVE

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

empires, empress, epimers, impress, messier, pissier, premise, premiss, revises, simpers, verisms, vespers

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Words within the letters of permissive

2 letter words in permissive (7 words)

em is me mi pe pi re

3 letter words in permissive (20 words)

ems ess eve imp ire ism per pie pis psi rev rim rip see sim sip sir vee vie vim

4 letter words in permissive (37 words)

emir ever eves imps ires iris isms mere mess mire miss peer perm pier pies prim psis revs rime rims ripe rips rise rive seem seep seer sees seme sere sips sire sirs veer vees vies vise

5 letter words in permissive (35 words)

emirs ivies mires miser mises peers perms piers press pries prime prism rimes ripes rises rives seems seeps seers semes semis seres serve sever sieve sires sperm spier spies spire spree veers verse viper vises

6 letter words in permissive (24 words)

emesis empire epimer irises misers primes prisms remiss revise series serves severs sieves simper sperms spiers spires sprees verism vermes vermis verses vesper vipers

7 letter words in permissive (12 words)

empires empress epimers impress messier pissier premise premiss revises simpers verisms vespers

8 letter words in permissive (3 words)

miseries misprise premises

9 letter words in permissive (1 word)

remissive

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

impressive permissive

permissive + 2 blanks (5 words)

impoverishes impressively misperceives permissively unimpressive

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Words containing the sequence permissive

Words that start with permissive (3 words)

permissive permissively permissiveness

Words with permissive in them (1 word)

permissive

Words that end with permissive (3 words)

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Word Growth involving permissive

Shorter words in permissive

is miss

mi miss

pe per perm

Longer words containing permissive

nonpermissive

overpermissive

permissively

permissiveness