extensive: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 19 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of extensive
adj
Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
- figuratively
Considerable in amount.
Example: I have done extensive research on the subject.
Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
Source: Wiktionary — extensive.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for extensive.
adjective
large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
adjective
broad in scope or content
- across-the-board
- all-embracing
- all-encompassing
- all-inclusive
- blanket
- broad
- encompassing
- panoptic
- wide
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is extensive in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of extensive
E(1) + X(8) + T(1) + E(1) + N(1) + S(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 19 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of extensive
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from extensive
103 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in extensive. Showing up to 24, longest first.