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ABORTIVE

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

ABORTIVE is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

adjective
  1. obsoleteProduced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
    • an abortive child
  2. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
    • an abortive attempt
  3. Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
    • an abortive organ
    • an abortive stamen
    • an abortive ovule
  4. rareCausing abortion; abortifacient.
  5. Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
    • abortive treatment of typhoid fever
  6. Having a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms.
  7. Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
    • abortive vellum
noun
  1. obsoleteSomeone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  2. obsoleteA fruitless effort.
  3. obsoleteA medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
  4. obsoleteA medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease.
verb
  1. obsoletetransitiveTo cause an abortion; to render without fruit.