Words ending in VES
Every word in the dictionary whose last 3 letters are VES — 512 of 172,823.
- Words
- 512
- Everyday
- 190in the size-ranked core
- Longest
- 182 words tie
- Shortest
- 42 words tie
- abrasives
- absolves
- achieves
- actives
- additives
- adhesives
- adjectives
- affirmatives
- afterlives
- alcoves
- alternatives
- approves
- archives
- arrives
- beehives
- beeves
- behalves
- behaves
- believes
- braves
- calves
- captives
- carves
- caves
- cleaves
- cloves
- collectives
- comparatives
- conceives
- conservatives
- conserves
- contemplatives
- contraceptives
- contrives
- cooperatives
- corrosives
- coves
- craves
- curves
- deceives
- defectives
- delves
- demonstratives
- deprives
- derivatives
- derives
- deserves
- detectives
- diminutives
- directives
- disapproves
- disbelieves
- disproves
- dissolves
- dives
- doves
- drives
- droves
- eaves
- electives
- elves
- endives
- engraves
- enslaves
- eves
- evolves
- exclusives
- executives
- expletives
- explosives
- fives
- forgives
- fugitives
- gives
- gloves
- graves
- grieves
- grooves
- groves
- halves
- haves
- heaves
- hives
- hooves
- housewives
- imperatives
- improves
- incentives
- indicatives
- infinitives
- initiatives
- intensives
- interweaves
- involves
- jackknives
- knives
- laxatives
- leaves
- lives
- loaves
- locomotives
- loves
- mangroves
- microwaves
- midwives
- misbehaves
- missives
- motives
- moves
- narratives
- natives
- negatives
- nerves
- nominatives
- objectives
- observes
- octaves
- offensives
- olives
- operatives
- ourselves
- outlives
- passives
- paves
- peeves
- penknives
- perceives
- perspectives
- positives
- possessives
- prerogatives
- preservatives
- preserves
- preventives
- primitives
- progressives
- proves
- raves
- receives
- reflexives
- relatives
- relieves
- relives
- removes
- representatives
- reprieves
- reproves
- reserves
- resolves
- retrieves
- retrospectives
- revives
- revolves
- salves
- saves
- scarves
- sedatives
- selves
- sensitives
- serves
- shaves
- sheaves
- shelves
- shoves
- sieves
- slaves
- sleeves
- solves
- starves
- staves
- stoves
- strives
- subversives
- superlatives
- survives
- swerves
- themselves
- thieves
- thrives
- twelves
- unnerves
- valves
- waives
- waves
- weaves
- werewolves
- wharves
- wives
- wolves
- yourselves
- ablatives
- accusatives
- aftershaves
- aggrieves
- airwaves
- alewives
- appositives
- architraves
- attributives
- autoclaves
- behooves
- bereaves
- bivalves
- bookshelves
- breves
- chives
- coevolves
- conclaves
- conjunctives
- connectives
- connives
- consumptives
- copulatives
- correctives
- correlatives
- countermoves
- counteroffensives
- curatives
- datives
- depraves
- depressives
- devolves
- digestives
- disincentives
- enclaves
- faves
- fishwives
- fixatives
- flyleaves
- foxgloves
- fricatives
- genitives
- gyves
- helves
- hypertensives
- interleaves
- interrogatives
- jives
- knaves
- ladyloves
- laves
- mantelshelves
- meatloaves
- microgrooves
- misconceives
- naves
- neoconservatives
- nieves
- nonexplosives
- nonnatives
- nosedives
- obsessives
- overachieves
- overdrives
- palliatives
- pejoratives
- photoengraves
- plosives
- pocketknives
- preconceives
- preventatives
- purgatives
- quarterstaves
- recessives
- recitatives
- redissolves
- reeves
- repaves
- restoratives
- reweaves
- rives
- roves
- semibreves
- shirtsleeves
- shortwaves
- shrives
- skives
- skydives
- subjunctives
- substantives
- troves
- trueloves
- turtledoves
- ultraconservatives
- undeceives
- underachieves
- univalves
- vocatives
- aardwolves
- aboves
- adventives
- adversatives
- affricatives
- agaves
- agentives
- anticonvulsives
- anticorrosives
- antiderivatives
- antihypertensives
- antisubversives
Showing the first 300 of 512, everyday words first and alphabetical inside each group. Use the finder with a length filter to reach the rest.
What is in this list
2 words tie at 18 letters: nonrepresentatives and ultraconservatives.
They run from 4 to 18 letters; 80 of them have 8 letters, more than any other length.
190 of them — 37% — are in the everyday tier; the rest are filed as rarer.
Every one of them contains each of E, S and V.
The one furthest down the tiers is handkerchieves, filed in the unranked list.
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Other endings of 3 letters
- CES1,029
- DES754
- EES320
- GES664
- HES825
- IES4,984
- KES215
- LES1,419
- MES326
- NES1,330
- OES211
- PES257
- RES820
- SES5,367
- TES2,345
- UES209
- VES512
- XES288
- ZES835
Elsewhere
- All …ES22,918
- starts ACC
- starts ALL
- starts ANA
- starts ANT
- starts APP
- starts ASS
- starts AUT
- starts BAC
- starts BAL
- starts BAN
- starts BAR
- starts BED
Ordered everyday words first, then alphabetical inside each group — the same rule on every list here. At most 300 are printed on one page.