Scrabble & Words with friends points
- active is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- active is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- active is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13
Definition of active
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations (adjective)
Examples
- on active duty
Synonyms
- combat-ready
- fighting
- chemical agent capable of activity (noun)
Synonyms
- active agent
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being (adjective)
Synonyms
- dynamic
- taking part in an activity (adjective)
Examples
- an active member of the club
- he was politically active
Synonyms
- participating
- in operation (adjective)
Examples
- an active tradition
Synonyms
- alive
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb (noun)
Examples
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
Synonyms
- active voice
- a person who is a participating member of an organization (noun)
Examples
- the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees
- characterized by energetic activity (adjective)
Examples
- an active toddler
- active as a gazelle
- an active man is a man of action
- disposed to take action or effectuate change (adjective)
Examples
- a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations
- an active antagonism
- he was active in drawing attention to their grievances
- engaged in full-time work (adjective)
Examples
- active duty
- though past retirement age he is still active in his profession
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect (adjective)
Examples
- an active ingredient
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: (adjective)
Examples
- Hemingway favors active constructions
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity (adjective)
Examples
- an active seaport
- an active bond market
- an active account
- (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting (adjective)
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adjective)
Examples
- active volcanos
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions (adjective)
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope (adjective)
Examples
- active tuberculosis
See definition of active in Merriam Webster