11 Letter Words for Speculative
speculative
10 Letter Words for Speculative
peculative, vesiculate
9 Letter Words for Speculative
eluviates, euplastic, peculates, pulsative, speculate, spiculate
8 Letter Words for Speculative
aleiptes, calipees, capelets, captives, celative, cuselite, elatives, eluviate, epaulets, epilates, especial, laceiest, leaviest, leucites, peculate, peucites, piculets, plausive, plicates, pulicate, scapulet, seleucia, septical, septleva, speciate, spiculae, tieclasp, vealiest, velicate, vesicate, vesicula, vesicule, victuals
7 Letter Words for Speculative
actives, alectis, aliptes, alpiste, apieces, aplites, aseptic, astelic, auletes, auletic, auspice, calipee, capelet, capitle, caplets, capsule, captive, capulet, castile, castuli, cautels, cavelet, celesta, clavies, cleaves, clipeus, culpate, cultive, cuspate, cutlips, eclipse, elastic, elative, eleatic, eluates, elusive, eluvies, epaules, epaulet, epilate, epistle, epitela, escuela, espavel, estival, euclase, evilest, iapetus, laciest, latices, leucite, levites, lietuva, lievest, lucites, lucivee, luetics, lutecia, paciest, paliest, pastile, paulist, paulite, peavies, pectase, peculia, pelites, pelvics, piculet, pileate, placets, placits, plaices, plastic, plicate, pulicat, puliest, pulsate, pulsive, puteals, putelis, salicet, salvete, scaleup, sectile, sective, septave, septile, septula, setuale, situlae, spatule, spaviet, special, specula, spicate, spicula, spicule, stipula, stipule, sulcate, talipes, taupies, teacups, telesia, tipulas, upaisle, upscale, upsteal, vacuist, valetes, vaselet, veletas, velites, vesicae, vesical, vesicle, vespula, victual, vistula
6 Letter Words for Speculative
aceite, active, aculei, acutes, alecup, alives, alpieu, alpist, alveus, alvite, apelet, apiece, aplite, apulse, ascite, asleep, aspect, asteep, ateles, atelic, auceps, aulete, avulse, calves, calvus, capite, caples, caplet, capuli, capuls, castle, casule, caules, caulis, cautel, cauves, cavels, cavies, cavils, celite, celtis, cestui, cisela, cisele, cistae, citals, civets, claspt, clause, clauts, claves, clavie, clavis, clavus, cleats, cleave, cleeps, clepes, cleves, clevis, clipes, clipse, clites, clivus, clupea, clusia, cueist, cuesta, cuitle, culets, culpae, culpas, cupels, cuspal, cuties, cuvees, cuvies, eacles, eclats, elaeis, elapse, elates, elects, elites, eluate, elutes, eluvia, epacts, epaule, epical, epuise, epulis, escape, espace, espave, espial, estive, etapes, evacue, evalue, evicts, evites, evulse, iseult, lacets, laesie, laetic, lapies, lative, leaves, leepit, leptus, letups, levies, levite, lipase, listee, livest, lucite, luetic, luteic, paiute, palest, palets, pastel, pastie, pastil, patesi, patise, paulie, pavies, pavise, peaces, peavie, pecite, pectus, peleus, pelias, pelite, peltae, peltas, pelvic, pelvis, peseta, pestle, petals, peteca, petsai, piacle, picule, piculs, pieces, pielet, pietas, pilate, pileus, pistle, places, placet, placit, plaice, plaits, plaste, plates, platic, platie, please, pleats, plicae, plutei, pucest, pulvic, puteal, puteli, salite, saltee, saltie, salute, sapele, sative, saulie, savile, scalet, scapel, scavel, sclate, sclave, sculpt, scutal, scutel, sealet, secale, select, sepiae, septal, septic, sepult, setula, setule, siacle, sicula, siecle, silvae, situal, situla, slavic, sleave, slieve, sluice, spavie, spavit, speave, specie, spicae, spical, spital, spleet, splice, splite, staple, steale, stelai, stelic, stevel, stevia, stieve, stipel, suclat, sutile, svelte, taupes, taupie, teacup, teasel, teasle, tecali, tepals, ticals, tipula, tulasi, tuliac, tulipa, tulips, tuples, uletic, upcast, upseal, upties, vacuit, valete, valets, valise, values, vaults, vautes, veales, vectis, velate, veleta, vesica, vespal, vestal, victal, victus, vilest, vistal, visual, vitals, vulpes, vulpic
5 Letter Words for Speculative
acies, actus, acute, aisle, aitus, alces, alecs, aleut, aleve, alice, aliet, alisp, alist, alite, alive, altus, alvus, aspic, astel, atees, atlee, atule, aulic, avile, caese, calpe, calps, calve, capel, capes, caple, capul, caput, caste, catel, cates, cauli, cauls, caups, cause, cavel, caves, cavie, cavil, cavus, cease, ceile, ceils, celts, cepes, cesta, ceste, cesti, cetes, cetus, ciels, cista, cital, citee, cites, citua, cives, civet, claes, clape, claps, clapt, clasp, clast, clats, claus, claut, clave, clavi, cleat, cleep, clepe, clept, cleve, clies, clipe, clips, clite, clits, clive, clues, cuits, culet, culpa, culti, cults, cupel, cusie, cutes, cutie, cutis, cuvee, eales, easel, easle, eaves, eclat, ectal, eisel, elaic, elaps, elate, elect, elite, elute, elves, elvet, elvis, epact, epeus, epics, epist, esile, espec, etape, etuis, etuve, eucti, evase, evets, evict, evils, evite, ictal, ictus, ileac, ileus, islet, istle, laces, lacet, lacis, laeti, laics, laius, lapis, lapse, lapsi, latus, laves, lavic, leaps, leapt, lease, least, leats, leave, lects, leeps, leets, lepas, lepta, lepus, leste, letup, levet, licet, liest, lieue, lieus, lieut, lieve, lipse, litas, lites, litus, lives, luces, lucet, lucia, lupis, lutea, lutes, paces, pacts, pails, paise, pales, palet, palis, palus, paste, pasul, patee, patel, pates, pauls, pause, paves, pavis, peace, peals, peats, peels, pelas, peles, pelta, pelts, peste, petal, petas, pical, picas, picea, picul, picus, piece, piest, pieta, piets, pilea, piles, pilus, piste, pitas, pitau, piute, place, plait, plast, plate, plats, pleas, pleat, pleis, plias, plica, plies, puces, puist, pulas, pules, pulis, pulse, pusle, saice, salep, salet, salic, salue, salve, sapit, saple, sauce, sault, saute, sauve, scail, scale, scalp, scalt, scape, scapi, scaul, scaup, scaut, sceat, scelp, sclat, sculp, scult, scuta, scute, seave, selva, sepal, sepia, sepic, septa, setae, setal, setup, sicle, sieva, sieve, silva, slait, slape, slate, slave, sleep, sleet, slept, slete, slice, slipe, slipt, slite, slive, sluit, space, spail, spait, spale, spalt, spate, spaul, spave, speal, speat, spece, spect, speel, speil, spete, spial, spica, spice, spiel, spile, spite, splat, splet, split, spule, sputa, spute, stail, stale, staup, stave, steal, steel, steep, steil, stela, stele, steve, stile, stipa, stipe, stive, stupa, stupe, suave, sueve, suite, sulci, sulea, svelt, taces, tails, taise, talcs, tales, talis, talus, tapes, tapis, tapul, tapus, taupe, teals, tease, teave, teels, teils, teise, teles, telia, telic, tepal, tepas, tesla, tical, tices, ticul, tiles, tiple, tules, tulip, tulsa, tulsi, tuple, ualis, ulvas, upeat, uplit, upsee, upset, upsit, uptie, utees, utica, utile, uvate, uveal, uveas, vails, vales, valet, valis, valse, value, vapes, vates, vatic, vatus, vault, vaute, vauts, veale, veals, veeps, veils, veles, velic, velte, vepse, vespa, vesta, vetus, vials, vices, vicua, vicus, vista, vitae, vital, vleis, vlies
4 Letter Words for Speculative
aces, acle, aclu, acpt, acts, actu, acus, aiel, aile, ails, aits, aitu, alce, alec, alee, alep, ales, alps, alts, apes, apis, apse, apsu, apts, apus, asci, ates, atip, atis, atle, atli, aute, aves, avie, avis, calp, cals, cape, capi, caps, capt, case, cast, cate, cats, caul, caup, caus, cave, cavu, ceas, cees, ceil, cele, cels, celt, cepa, cepe, ceps, cest, cete, ceti, ciel, cist, cite, cits, cive, civs, clap, clat, clee, clep, clip, clit, cliv, clue, cpus, cues, cuit, culp, cult, cups, cusp, cust, cute, cuts, cuve, eale, ease, east, eats, eaus, eave, ecus, eels, eila, elec, elev, else, elts, elve, epic, epil, epit, esau, esca, etas, etic, etua, etui, eval, evap, eves, evet, evil, ices, ilea, ipse, isle, ital, itas, itel, lace, lacs, laet, laic, lait, laps, lase, last, late, lati, lats, laus, lave, lavs, leap, leas, leat, lect, leep, lees, leet, leis, lepa, leps, lese, lest, lete, lets, leva, leve, levi, lias, lice, lies, lieu, lipa, lipe, lips, lisp, list, lisu, lite, lits, litu, live, luce, lues, luit, lupe, lust, lute, pace, pacs, pact, pacu, pail, pais, pale, pali, pals, palt, pase, pasi, past, pate, pats, patu, paul, paut, pave, peai, peal, peas, peat, pecs, peel, pees, pela, pele, pelt, pelu, pesa, pest, peta, pete, pets, pial, pias, pica, pice, pics, pict, pies, piet, pila, pile, pisa, pise, pist, pita, pits, piua, pius, plat, plea, plia, plie, plus, psec, psia, ptui, puca, puce, pula, pule, puli, puls, pulv, puts, saic, sail, saip, sale, salp, salt, sate, sati, saul, saut, save, scap, scat, scet, scil, scul, scup, scut, seal, seat, sect, seel, seep, seil, seit, sele, selt, sept, seta, seve, sial, sice, sila, sile, silt, sipe, sita, site, situ, siva, slap, slat, slav, slee, slip, slit, slue, slup, slut, spae, spat, spec, spet, spic, spie, spit, spiv, spue, sput, stap, step, stie, stue, suci, suet, suit, sula, supa, supe, supt, suva, svce, tace, tael, tail, tais, talc, tale, tali, tape, taps, tapu, tasu, taus, tave, tavs, teal, teap, teas, teca, teel, tees, teil, tela, tele, teli, tels, tepa, tepe, tice, tics, ties, tile, tils, tipe, tips, tipu, tsia, tues, tuis, tula, tule, tupi, tups, ules, ulta, ulva, upas, upla, usee, utai, utas, utes, util, utis, uvae, uval, uvas, uvea, uvic, vacs, vaes, vail, vale, vali, vape, vase, vast, vasu, vats, vatu, vaus, vaut, veal, veau, veep, vees, veil, vela, vele, veps, vese, vesp, vest, veta, vets, vial, vias, vica, vice, vies, vila, vile, vips, visa, vise, vita, vite, vlei, vlsi
3 Letter Words for Speculative
ace, act, aes, ail, ais, ait, alc, ale, alp, als, alt, apc, ape, apl, apt, ase, asl, asp, ast, ate, atp, aul, ave, cai, cal, cap, cat, cav, cee, cel, cep, cia, cie, cis, cit, civ, cli, cpa, cpi, cpl, cps, cpt, cpu, csi, csp, cst, cte, cts, cue, cul, cup, cut, cva, eas, eat, eau, ect, ecu, eec, eel, ela, eli, els, elt, epa, epi, esc, ese, esp, est, esu, eta, etc, eve, ice, ile, ipl, ips, ise, isl, ist, ita, its, iva, ive, lac, lai, lap, las, lat, lav, lca, lea, lee, lei, lep, les, let, leu, lev, lie, lip, lis, lit, lsc, lst, lue, lut, pac, pal, pas, pat, pau, pav, pci, pct, pea, pec, pee, pel, pes, pet, pia, pic, pie, pil, pis, pit, piu, pli, plu, psi, pst, pta, pte, pts, pua, pul, pus, put, pva, pvc, pvt, sac, sai, sal, sap, sat, sau, sav, sci, sct, sea, sec, see, sei, sel, sep, set, sic, sie, sil, sip, sit, sla, sle, slt, spa, spl, spt, sta, sue, sui, sup, svc, tai, tal, tap, tas, tau, tav, tcp, tea, tec, tee, tel, tes, tic, tie, til, tip, tis, tiu, tlc, tpi, tps, tsi, tsp, tua, tue, tui, tup, uca, uit, ula, ule, ult, ups, usa, use, ust, uta, utc, ute, uti, uts, uva, vac, vae, val, vas, vat, vau, vee, vei, vel, vet, via, vic, vie, vil, vip, vis
Definitions for Speculative
[1] pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
[2] theoretical, rather than practical: speculative conclusions.
[3] given to speculation, as persons, the mind, etc.
[4] of the nature of or involving commercial or financial speculation: speculative ventures.
[5] engaging in or given to such speculation.
[6] relating to or characterized by speculation, esp financial speculation
Words related to Speculative
unsubstantiated, dangerous, unproved, hypothetical, analytical, experimental, risky, unproven, abstract, assumed, dicey, hairy, hazardous, ideal, iffy, intellectual, logical, philosophical, uncertain, notional
Words nearby Speculative
spectrum analysis, spectrum disorder, specular, speculate, speculation, speculative, speculative fiction, speculative philosophy, speculator, speculum, speculum forceps
Origin of Speculative
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word speculātīvus. See speculate, -ive
Other words from Speculative
spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
an·ti·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
an·ti·spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
an·ti·spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
hy·per·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
hy·per·spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
hy·per·spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
non·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
non·spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
non·spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
o·ver·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
o·ver·spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
o·ver·spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
sem·i·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
sem·i·spec·u·la·tive·ly , adverb
sem·i·spec·u·la·tive·ness , noun
un·spec·u·la·tive , adjective
Synonyms for Speculative
analytical, dangerous, experimental, hypothetical, risky, unproved, unproven, unsubstantiated, abstract, assumed, conceptive, dicey, formularized, hairy, hazardous, ideal, idealized, ideological, iffy, in theory, intellectual, logical, notional, philosophical, presumed, uncertain