PROGRESSIVE — 11 letter word
progressive
The word progressive has 11 letters: P, R, O, G, R, E, S, S, I, V, E. It contains 4 vowels and 7 consonants. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. As a adjective, it means "advancing in severity".
11 letter word "progressive": P R O G R E S S I V E — adjective
Scrabble score: 17 Words With Friends score: 20
Letter analysis of progressive
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
4 vowels, 7 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of progressive
adjective
- advancing in severity "progressive paralysis"
- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) Synonyms: reformist, reform-minded
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position "progressive euchre"
- favoring or promoting progress "progressive schools"
- of taxes, adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases "The legislator believed that progressive taxation was the fairest way to distribute the costs of society."
- gradually advancing in extent
noun
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties Synonyms: liberal, liberalist
- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going Synonyms: imperfect, progressive tense, imperfect tense, continuous tense
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