Respective

10 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things previously mentioned.

“The three candidates returned to their respective home towns after the election campaign concluded.”

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Five 'E's and two 'C's; extremely vowel-heavy pattern

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Worth 17 points; excellent for deploying multiple 'E's with 'V' and 'C'

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