negative
Negative can refer to a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed or a reply of denial. As a verb, negative can mean to vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.
Length
8
Scrabble
12
WWF
15
Starts
NE
Ends
IVE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “NEGATIVE” Mean?
/ˈnɛɡətɪv/
negative has 12 documented senses across adjective, noun, verb.
Adjective
9 sensescharacterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
“a negative outlook on life”
“a colorless negative personality”
“a negative evaluation”
“a negative reaction to an advertising campaign”
expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant
“ran a negative campaign”
“delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life”
not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition
“the HIV test was negative”
Synonyms
reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
“negative interest rates”
less than zero
“a negative number”
Show 3 more adjective definitions
designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions
“negative criticism”
Synonyms
Noun
2 sensesa reply of denial
“he answered in the negative”
a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
Verb
1 senseSynonyms for NEGATIVE
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
8
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
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Definition
characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features
Length
8 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
E
Vowels
4
Consonants
4
Letters
N, E, G, A, T, I, V, E
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆NEGATIVE has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NEGATIVE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGATIVE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NEGATIVE contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGB
CV Pattern
CVCVCVCV
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
NE, EG, GA, AT, TI, IV, VE
Trigrams
NEG, EGA, GAT, ATI, TIV, IVE
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