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Looking for 8-letter words that end with VES? You're in the right place. Popular examples include ABSOLVES, ACHIEVES, AIRWAVES, plus ALEWIVES, APPROVES, ARCHIVES and many more. Sort by length or alphabetically to narrow your search.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolves | 8 | 3 | |
| achieves | 8 | 3 | |
| airwaves | 8 | 3 | |
| alewives | 8 | 4 | |
| approves | 8 | 3 | |
| archives | 8 | 3 | |
| beehives | 8 | 3 | |
| behalves | 8 | 3 | |
| behooves | 8 | 3 | |
| believes | 8 | 3 | |
| bereaves | 8 | 3 | |
| bivalves | 8 | 3 | |
| captives | 8 | 3 | |
| codrives | 8 | 3 | |
| commoves | 8 | 3 | |
| concaves | 8 | 3 | |
| connives | 8 | 3 | |
| cursives | 8 | 3 | |
| deceives | 8 | 3 | |
| decurves | 8 | 3 | |
| deleaves | 8 | 3 | |
| depraves | 8 | 3 | |
| deprives | 8 | 3 | |
| deserves | 8 | 3 | |
| devolves | 8 | 3 | |
| dissaves | 8 | 3 | |
| distaves | 8 | 3 | |
| elatives | 8 | 4 | |
| enclaves | 8 | 3 | |
| engraves | 8 | 3 | |
| enslaves | 8 | 3 | |
| exclaves | 8 | 3 | |
| forgives | 8 | 3 | |
| huswives | 8 | 3 | |
| improves | 8 | 3 | |
| incurves | 8 | 3 | |
| innerves | 8 | 3 | |
| involves | 8 | 3 | |
| inweaves | 8 | 3 | |
| jussives | 8 | 3 | |
| khedives | 8 | 3 | |
| lowlives | 8 | 3 | |
| midlives | 8 | 3 | |
| midwives | 8 | 3 | |
| misgives | 8 | 3 | |
| mislives | 8 | 3 | |
| mismoves | 8 | 3 | |
| missives | 8 | 3 | |
| nonlives | 8 | 3 | |
| observes | 8 | 3 | |
| oldwives | 8 | 3 | |
| outgives | 8 | 3 | |
| outlives | 8 | 3 | |
| outloves | 8 | 3 | |
| outmoves | 8 | 3 | |
| outraves | 8 | 3 | |
| passives | 8 | 3 | |
| plosives | 8 | 3 | |
| prelives | 8 | 3 | |
| receives | 8 | 3 | |
| recurves | 8 | 3 | |
| redrives | 8 | 3 | |
| relieves | 8 | 3 | |
| reproves | 8 | 3 | |
| reserves | 8 | 3 | |
| reshaves | 8 | 3 | |
| resolves | 8 | 3 | |
| revolves | 8 | 3 | |
| reweaves | 8 | 3 | |
| scrieves | 8 | 2 | |
| shrieves | 8 | 2 | |
| skydives | 8 | 3 | |
| statives | 8 | 3 | |
| survives | 8 | 3 | |
| ungloves | 8 | 3 | |
| unnerves | 8 | 3 | |
| unreeves | 8 | 3 | |
| unweaves | 8 | 3 | |
| upcurves | 8 | 3 | |
| upheaves | 8 | 3 |
What’s typical about VES-ending words?
VES often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.