Definition of selective

"selective" in the adjective sense

1. selective

tending to select characterized by careful choice

"an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

2. selective

characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

"the school was very selective in its admissions"

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selective in Scrabble®

The word selective 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters selective:

SELECTIVE
(135)
SELECTIVE
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

evictee, evilest, steelie, vesicle

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word selective

SELECTIVE
(135)
SELECTIVE
(135)
SELECTIVE
(90)
SELECTIVE
(90)
SELECTIVE
(68)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(48)
SELECTIVE
(45)
SELECTIVE
(45)
SELECTIVE
(45)
SELECTIVE
(44)
SELECTIVE
(44)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(36)
SELECTIVE
(36)
SELECTIVE
(36)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(32)
SELECTIVE
(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
SELECTIVE
(30)
SELECTIVE
(28)
SELECTIVE
(28)
SELECTIVE
(28)
SELECTIVE
(24)
SELECTIVE
(24)
SELECTIVE
(20)
SELECTIVE
(20)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(18)
SELECTIVE
(18)
SELECTIVE
(17)
SELECTIVE
(17)
SELECTIVE
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In selective

SELECTIVE
(135)
SELECTIVE
(135)
EVICTEE
(98 = 48 + 50)
VESICLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTEE
(98 = 48 + 50)
VESICLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
EVICTEE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVICTEE
(95 = 45 + 50)
VESICLE
(95 = 45 + 50)
EVILEST
(92 = 42 + 50)
SELECTIVE
(90)
EVILEST
(90 = 40 + 50)
SELECTIVE
(90)
EVICTEE
(90 = 40 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
EVICTEE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
VESICLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VESICLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVILEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
EVICTEE
(86 = 36 + 50)
VESICLE
(84 = 34 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
EVILEST
(83 = 33 + 50)
VESICLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EVICTEE
(82 = 32 + 50)
VESICLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
VESICLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
EVILEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
VESICLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
VESICLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
VESICLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVICTEE
(78 = 28 + 50)
EVILEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
STEELIE
(78 = 28 + 50)
VESICLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
EVICTEE
(76 = 26 + 50)
VESICLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVICTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VESICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVICTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VESICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VESICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VESICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
VESICLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVICTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
STEELIE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVICTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVICTEE
(74 = 24 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVILEST
(72 = 22 + 50)
EVICTEE
(72 = 22 + 50)
STEELIE
(71 = 21 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVILEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
VESICLE
(70 = 20 + 50)
EVICTEE
(69 = 19 + 50)
VESICLE
(69 = 19 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
SELECTIVE
(68)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
EVICTEE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
VESICLE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
STEELIE
(68 = 18 + 50)
EVICTEE
(67 = 17 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
VESICLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EVICTEE
(66 = 16 + 50)
VESICLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
VESICLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EVICTEE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EVICTEE
(66 = 16 + 50)
STEELIE
(66 = 16 + 50)
EVICTEE
(65 = 15 + 50)
EVILEST
(65 = 15 + 50)
EVICTEE
(65 = 15 + 50)
EVILEST
(65 = 15 + 50)
EVICTEE
(65 = 15 + 50)
STEELIE
(64 = 14 + 50)
STEELIE
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVICTEE
(64 = 14 + 50)
STEELIE
(64 = 14 + 50)
STEELIE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VESICLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
STEELIE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VESICLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVILEST
(64 = 14 + 50)
VESICLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VESICLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVICTEE
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVICTEE
(64 = 14 + 50)
VESICLE
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVILEST
(64 = 14 + 50)
EVILEST
(63 = 13 + 50)
EVILEST
(63 = 13 + 50)
VESICLE
(63 = 13 + 50)
EVILEST
(62 = 12 + 50)
EVILEST
(62 = 12 + 50)
EVILEST
(62 = 12 + 50)
EVILEST
(62 = 12 + 50)
EVILEST
(62 = 12 + 50)
STEELIE
(61 = 11 + 50)
EVILEST
(61 = 11 + 50)
STEELIE
(61 = 11 + 50)
STEELIE
(61 = 11 + 50)
STEELIE
(60 = 10 + 50)
STEELIE
(60 = 10 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(59 = 9 + 50)
STEELIE
(58 = 8 + 50)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(56)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(48)
SELECTIVE
(45)
SELECTIVE
(45)
EVICTS
(45)
SELECTIVE
(45)
CIVETS
(45)
SELECTIVE
(44)
SELECTIVE
(44)
CIVETS
(42)
EVICT
(42)
VICES
(42)
EVICTS
(42)
LEVEES
(39)
VILEST
(39)
SLEEVE
(39)
SVELTE
(39)
CIVET
(39)
LEVIES
(39)
EVICT
(39)
VICE
(39)
EVITES
(39)
SELECTIVE
(38)
EVICTS
(38)

selective in Words With Friends™

The word selective 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™ Play In The Letters selective:

SELECTIVE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

evictee, evilest, steelie, vesicle

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word selective

SELECTIVE
(189)
SELECTIVE
(114)
SELECTIVE
(114)
SELECTIVE
(88)
SELECTIVE
(87)
SELECTIVE
(87)
SELECTIVE
(81)
SELECTIVE
(72)
SELECTIVE
(72)
SELECTIVE
(72)
SELECTIVE
(69)
SELECTIVE
(68)
SELECTIVE
(68)
SELECTIVE
(63)
SELECTIVE
(63)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(42)
SELECTIVE
(42)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(38)
SELECTIVE
(36)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(34)
SELECTIVE
(29)
SELECTIVE
(26)
SELECTIVE
(24)
SELECTIVE
(24)
SELECTIVE
(24)
SELECTIVE
(23)
SELECTIVE
(23)
SELECTIVE
(23)
SELECTIVE
(23)
SELECTIVE
(23)
SELECTIVE
(22)
SELECTIVE
(21)
SELECTIVE
(21)
SELECTIVE
(21)
SELECTIVE
(20)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(19)
SELECTIVE
(18)
SELECTIVE
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In selective

SELECTIVE
(189)
EVICTEE
(131 = 96 + 35)
VESICLE
(116 = 81 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(114)
SELECTIVE
(114)
EVILEST
(113 = 78 + 35)
VESICLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
VESICLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
EVICTEE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVICTEE
(107 = 72 + 35)
EVICTEE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVICTEE
(101 = 66 + 35)
EVILEST
(101 = 66 + 35)
VESICLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
VESICLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VESICLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
VESICLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CIVETS
(93)
VESICLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
VESICLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
EVICTEE
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTEE
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTEE
(91 = 56 + 35)
EVICTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVICTEE
(89 = 54 + 35)
EVILEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(88)
SELECTIVE
(87)
SELECTIVE
(87)
VESICLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VESICLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VESICLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VESICLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
VESICLE
(85 = 50 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVICTEE
(83 = 48 + 35)
EVILEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
VESICLE
(81 = 46 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(81)
EVILEST
(79 = 44 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
STEELIE
(77 = 42 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
EVILEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
VESICLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
LEVEES
(75)
VILEST
(75)
LEVIES
(75)
VESICLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
EVICTEE
(73 = 38 + 35)
VESICLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(72)
SELECTIVE
(72)
SELECTIVE
(72)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
STEELIE
(71 = 36 + 35)
VESICLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VESICLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CIVETS
(69)
VESICLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
VESICLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
EVICTS
(69)
EVILEST
(69 = 34 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(69)
EVICTS
(69)
SELECTIVE
(68)
SELECTIVE
(68)
VESICLE
(68 = 33 + 35)
VESICLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
VESICLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
VESICLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICTEE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
STEELIE
(67 = 32 + 35)
EVICT
(66)
VICES
(66)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
STEELIE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
EVICTEE
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VESICLE
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EVICTEE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
EVICTEE
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EVICTEE
(65 = 30 + 35)
EVICTEE
(65 = 30 + 35)
VESICLE
(64 = 29 + 35)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVILEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
LEVEES
(63)
LEVIES
(63)
VICE
(63)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVICTS
(63)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVILEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
VILEST
(63)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CIVETS
(63)
EVILEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
SLEEVE
(63)
SVELTE
(63)
EVILEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(63)
SELECTIVE
(63)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVICTEE
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVILEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
EVILEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
EVILEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
EVICTEE
(61 = 26 + 35)
EVILEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
EVILEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
EVILEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
VEILS
(60)
ELECTS
(60)
EVILS
(60)
EVITES
(60)
EVICT
(60)
CIVET
(60)
VESICLE
(60 = 25 + 35)
VESICLE
(60 = 25 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
STEELIE
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
VESICLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVILEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
EVICTEE
(58 = 23 + 35)
EVICTEE
(57 = 22 + 35)
VEIL
(57)
EVITE
(57)
STIVE
(57)
SIEVE
(57)
VESICLE
(57 = 22 + 35)
VILE
(57)
VESICLE
(56 = 21 + 35)
VESICLE
(56 = 21 + 35)
VESICLE
(56 = 21 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
STEELIE
(55 = 20 + 35)
VESICLE
(55 = 20 + 35)
EVICTEE
(55 = 20 + 35)
EVICTEE
(55 = 20 + 35)
VESICLE
(55 = 20 + 35)
EVICTEE
(54 = 19 + 35)
VESICLE
(54 = 19 + 35)
ELECTS
(54)
VEES
(54)
EVICTEE
(54 = 19 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(54)
EVICTEE
(54 = 19 + 35)
SELECTIVE
(54)
SELECTIVE
(54)
VETS
(54)
SELECT
(54)
EVILEST
(54 = 19 + 35)
VESICLE
(54 = 19 + 35)
VISE
(54)
VIES
(54)
EVICTEE
(54 = 19 + 35)
VEST
(54)
EVICTEE
(53 = 18 + 35)
VESICLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
VESICLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
VESICLE
(53 = 18 + 35)
STEELIE
(53 = 18 + 35)
STEELIE
(53 = 18 + 35)
EVICTEE
(53 = 18 + 35)

Words within the letters of selective

2 letter words in selective (3 words)

7 letter words in selective (4 words)

8 letter words in selective (3 words)

9 letter words in selective (Anagrams) (2 words)

selective + 2 blanks (3 words)

Word Growth involving selective

Shorter words in selective

el elect elective

el elect select

Longer words containing selective

enantioselective enantioselectively

enantioselective nonenantioselective

nonselective nonselectiveness

regioselective regioselectively

selectively enantioselectively

selectively regioselectively

selectively stereoselectively nonstereoselectively

selectiveness nonselectiveness

stereoselective nonstereoselective nonstereoselectively

stereoselective stereoselectively nonstereoselectively

ultraselective

unselective