ACTIVE — 6 letter word
active
The word active has 6 letters: A, C, T, I, V, E. It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "characterized by energetic activity".
6 letter word "active": A C T I V E — adjective
Scrabble score: 11 Words With Friends: 13
Letter Analysis of active
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 3 consonants, 6 unique letters
Definition of active
adjective
- characterized by energetic activity "an active toddler"
- engaged in full-time work "active duty"
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity "an active seaport"
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope "active tuberculosis"
- disposed to take action or effectuate change "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt "active volcanos"
- capable of erupting "The volcano is still active to this day. " Synonyms: live
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being Synonyms: dynamic
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: 'Hemingway favors active constructions'
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect "an active ingredient"
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- in operation Synonyms: alive
- taking part in an activity "an active member of the club" Synonyms: participating
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations "on active duty" Synonyms: combat-ready, fighting
noun
- a person who is a participating member of an organization "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb "My editor prefers writing that uses the active voice." Synonyms: active voice
- chemical agent capable of activity Synonyms: active agent