selective

selective is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Selecting; tending to select. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Selecting; tending to select.
2. adjective. tending to select; characterized by careful choice- John Mason Brown

   "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"

3. adjective. characterized by very careful or fastidious selection

   "the school was very selective in its admissions"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in selective:

cleveites, electives

Common word forms

selectively, selectiveness

Words from these letters

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