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Abortive

/əˈbɔː.tɪv/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Abortive

noun

  1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  2. A fruitless effort or issue.
  3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.

verb

  1. To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

adjective

  1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.

    "an abortive child"

  2. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.

    "an abortive attempt"

  3. Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.

    "an abortive organ"

  4. (pharmaceutical effect) Causing abortion; abortifacient

    "abortive medicines"

  5. Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).

    "abortive treatment of typhoid fever"

Anagrams of Abortive

No exact anagrams found for "abortive". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "abortive" and rearranging:

+pprobative
+rriverboat
Related Word Patterns
AB...Words starting with "ab"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "abortive"
Letter Values
a1
b3
o1
r1
t1
i1
v4
e1

Total: 13 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "abortive"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "A"
Rhymes With Abortive
ablativeaboveabrasiveabsolutiveabsolveabsorptiveabstractiveabusiveaccelerativeacceptiveaccommodativeaccretive
Related 8-Letter Words
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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Abortive"

Abortive is a 8-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Abortive" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "abortive" is a medium-scoring word.