OPERATIVES

10 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 5 vowels

What OPERATIVES Means

OPERATIVES is a form of OPERATIVE, which means:

adjective: being in force or having or exerting force“operative regulations”
adjective: relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine“a surgical appendix”
noun: a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
noun: someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

Similar words

SURGICAL SHAMUS SHERLOCK

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OPERATIVES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 P3 E1 R1 A1 T1 I1 V4 E1 S1.

Anagrams of OPERATIVES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In OPERATIVES

988 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (6)

EVAPORITE OPERATISE OPERATIVE PERIOSTEA PERVIATES POVERTIES

8 letter words (23)

ETAERIOS EVIRATES OPERATES OVEREATS OVERPAST OVERSTEP OVERTIPS PARIETES PERVIATE PERVIEST PETARIES PIVOTERS POETISER POETRIES PRIVATES PROTEASE SORPTIVE SPORTIVE STEPOVER TRAVOISE VAPORISE VIATORES VOTARIES

7 letter words (73)

6 letter words (179)

AERIES AIREST AIVERS AORIST ARETES ARIOSE ARISTO ARTIES ASPIRE ASPORT AVERSE AVERTS AVOSET EASIER EASTER EATERS EPEIRA EPRISE ESPIER ESPRIT ETAPES EVERTS EVITES OATERS OATIER OPERAS OPIATE OPTERS ORATES OSETRA OVATES PAIRES PAREOS PAREVE PARIES PARTIS PARVIS PARVOS PASTER PASTIE PASTOR PATERS PATIOS PATOIS PAVERS PAVIOR PAVISE PEARES PEARST PERAIS PEREIA PERVES PESETA PESTER PETARS PETERS PETRES PETSAI PIERST PIERTS PIETAS PIRATE PIVOTS POISER PORAES PORTAS POSIER POSTER POSTIE POTAES POTSIE PRAISE PRATES PRATIE PREASE PRESET PRESTO PREVES PRIEST PRIEVE PRIVET PROSIT PROTEA PROTEI PROVES PTERIA RATIOS REATES REAVES REIVES REPAST REPAVE REPEAT REPOSE REPOST REPOTS RESEAT RESITE RESPOT RETAPE RETIES REVEST REVETS REVIES REVISE REVOTE RIEVES RIPEST RIPOST RIVETS ROATES ROESTI SAETER SAPOTE SATIRE SATIVE SATORI SAVIOR SEATER SERAPE SITREP SOAPER SOAPIE SOEVER SOIREE SOPITE SORTIE SOVIET SPAVIE SPIREA SPRITE STARVE STEARE STEREO STERVE STEVIA STIEVE STIVER STOPER STOVER STRIAE STRIPE STRIVE STROVE TAIVER TAPERS TAPIRS TAVERS TEASER TERAIS TIROES TOEIER TOPEES TOPERS TORIES TRAPES TRAVES TRAVIS TREVIS TRIOSE TRIPES TRIPOS TROPES TROVES VAPORS VARIES VASTER VERIST VERITE VERSET VERSTE VESPER VETOER VETOES VIATOR VIPERS VIREOS VIROSE VOTERS

5 letter words (302)

AERIE AEROS AESIR AIRTS AIVER APERS APERT APORT APRES APTER ARETE ARETS ARIOT ARISE AROSE ARTIS ARVOS ASPER ASPRO ASTER ASTIR ATRIP AVERS AVERT AVISE AVISO EARST EASER EATER EAVES EPRIS ERASE EREVS EROSE ESTER ESTOP ESTRO ETAPE EVERT EVETS EVITE IOTAS IRATE OATER OAVES OPERA OPTER ORATE OSIER OSTIA OVATE OVERS OVERT OVIST PAIRE PAIRS PAISE PAREO PARES PAREV PARIS PARSE PARTI PARTS PARVE PARVO PASEO PASTE PATER PATES PATIO PAVER PAVES PAVIS PEARE PEARS PEART PEASE PEATS PEERS PEISE PERAI PEREA PERES PERIS PERSE PERST PERTS PERVE PERVS PESTO PETAR PETER PETRE PETRI PIERS PIERT PIETA PIETS PISTE PITAS PIVOT POETS POISE PORAE PORES PORTA PORTS POSER POSIT POTAE POTES PRAOS PRASE PRATE PRATS PREES PRESA PRESE PREST PREVE PRIES PRISE PROAS PROSE PROST PROVE PSOAE PSOAI PSORA RAISE RAITS RATES RATIO RATOS RAVES REAPS REAST REATE REAVE REEST REIST REIVE REPOS REPOT RESAT RESET RESIT RESTO RETIA RETIE REVET REVIE RIEVE RIOTS RIPES RITES RIVAS RIVES RIVET ROAST ROATE ROIST ROPES ROSET ROSIT ROSTI ROTAS ROTES ROTIS ROVES SAPOR SAREE SAVER SAVOR SEARE SEPIA SEPTA SERAI SERVE SERVO SETAE SEVER SIEVE SIREE SITAR SIVER SOARE SOAVE SOPRA SOREE SORTA SPAER SPAIT SPARE SPART SPATE SPEAR SPEAT SPEER SPEIR SPIER SPIRE SPIRT SPITE SPORE SPORT SPRAT SPREE SPRIT STAIR STARE STAVE STEAR STEEP STEER STERE STIPA STIPE STIRE STIRP STIVE STOAE STOAI STOEP STOPE STORE STOVE STRAE STRAP STREP STRIA STRIP STROP TAPER TAPES TAPIR TAPIS TARES TAROS TARPS TARSI TASER TAVER TEARS TEASE TEERS TEPAS TERAI TERAS TERES TERSE TIARS TIERS TIRES TIROS TOEAS TOISE TOPEE TOPER TOPES TOPIS TORAS TORES TORSE TORSI TRAPE TRAPS TRAVE TREES TRIES TRIOS TRIPE TRIPS TROIS TROPE TROVE VAIRE VAIRS VAPOR VARES VEEPS VEERS VERSE VERSO VERST VERTS VESPA VESTA VIERS VIPER VIREO VIRES VISOR VISTA VISTO VITAE VITAS VOARS VOIPS VOTER VOTES

4 letter words (248)

AERO AIRS AIRT AITS APER APES APOS APSE APSO APTS ARES ARET ARIS ARTI ARTS ARVO ATES ATOP AVER AVES AVOS EARS EASE EAST EATS EAVE EPOS ERAS ERES EREV EROS ERST ETAS EVER EVES EVET EVOE EVOS IOTA IRES ITAS OARS OAST OATS OPES OPTS ORES ORTS OSAR OVER PAIR PAIS PARE PARS PART PASE PAST PATE PATS PAVE PAVS PEAR PEAS PEAT PEER PEES PERE PERI PERT PERV PESO PEST PETS PIAS PIER PIES PIET PIRS PISE PISO PITA PITS POAS POET POIS PORE PORT POSE POST POTE POTS PRAO PRAT PREE PROA PROS RAIS RAIT RAPS RAPT RASE RASP RAST RATE RATO RATS RAVE RAVS REAP REES REIS REOS REPO REPS REST RETE RETS REVS RIAS RIOT RIPE RIPS RIPT RISE RISP RITE RITS RIVA RIVE RIVO ROES ROPE ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTI ROTS ROVE SAIR SARI SATE SATI SAVE SEAR SEAT SEEP SEER SEIR SEPT SERA SERE SETA SIPE SIRE SITE SOAP SOAR SORA SORE SORI SORT SPAE SPAR SPAT SPET SPIE SPIT SPIV SPOT STAP STAR STEP STIE STIR STOA STOP TAES TAIS TAOS TAPE TAPS TARE TARO TARP TARS TAVS TEAR TEAS TEER TEES TEPA TIAR TIER TIES TIPS TIRE TIRO TOEA TOES TOPE TOPI TOPS TORA TORE TORI TORS TOSA TOSE TRAP TREE TRES TRIE TRIO TRIP TROP TSAR VAES VAIR VARE VARS VASE VAST VATS VEEP VEER VEES VERA VERS VERT VEST VETO VETS VIAE VIAS VIER VIES VIRE VISA VISE VITA VITE VOAR VOES VOIP VORS VOTE VROT

3 letter words (127)

AIR AIS AIT APE APO APT ARE ARS ART ASP ATE ATS AVE AVO EAR EAS EAT ERA ERE ERS EST ETA EVE EVO IOS IRE ISO ITA ITS OAR OAT OES OIS OPE OPS OPT ORA ORE ORS ORT OSE OVA PAR PAS PAT PAV PEA PEE PER PES PET PIA PIE PIR PIS PIT POA POI POS POT PRE PRO PSI PST RAI RAP RAS RAT RAV REE REI REO REP RES RET REV RIA RIP RIT ROE ROT SAE SAI SAP SAR SAT SAV SEA SEE SEI SER SET SIP SIR SIT SOP SOT SOV SPA SRI TAE TAI TAO TAP TAR TAS TAV TEA TEE TES TIE TIP TIS TOE TOP TOR VAE VAR VAS VAT VEE VET VIA VIE VIS VOE VOR

2 letter words (30)

AE AI AR AS AT EA EE ER ES ET IO IS IT OE OI OP OR OS PA PE PI PO RE SI SO ST TA TE TI TO

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