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Motive

/ˈməʊtɪv/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts6 letters
Definition of Motive

noun

  1. An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting.
  2. An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action.
  3. A limb or other bodily organ that can move.
  4. Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour.

    "No-one could understand why she had hidden the shovel; her motives were obscure at best."

  5. A motif.

verb

  1. To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.

adjective

  1. Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move

    "a motive argument"

  2. Relating to motion and/or to its cause
Anagrams of Motive

No exact anagrams found for "motive". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "motive" and rearranging:

+bbevomit
+cvicomte
+dmotivedvomited
+eemotive
+rvomiter
+smotives
Related Word Patterns
MO...Words starting with "mo"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "motive"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
m3
o1
t1
i1
v4
e1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "motive"All 6-Letter WordsWords Starting With "M"
Rhymes With Motive
ablativeabortiveaboveabrasiveabsolutiveabsolveabsorptiveabstractiveabusiveaccelerativeacceptiveaccommodative
Related 6-Letter Words
macacomacawsmacersmachesmachosmacingmacklemacledmaclesmaconsmacronmacrosmaculamaculemadame

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Motive"

Motive is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Motive" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "motive" is a medium-scoring word.