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9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a person secretly employed in espionage for a government
noun someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
adjective being in force or having or exerting force
originFrom Middle English operative, operatyfe, from Middle French operatif (modern French opératif) or its etymon Latin operātīvus. By surface analysis, operate + -ive.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Also spells
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- overtip 12
- private 12
- pareve 11
- pavior 11
- prieve 11
- privet 11
- repave 11
- overate 10
- overeat 10
- parve 10
- parvo 10