There are 39 words hidden in the letters of ACTIVE, from 7 two-letter words up to ACTIVE (6 letters). For points, ACTIVE is best at 11.
No other single word uses all 6 letters of ACTIVE. ACTIVE has 6 letters: 3 vowels and 3 consonants, worth 11 points before any board bonuses.
6-letter words 1
5-letter words 5
cavie10civet10evict10vatic10vitae8
4-letter words 7
cate6cave9cite6etic6tace6vice9vita7
3-letter words 19
ace5act5ait3ate3ave6cat5eat3eta3ice5tae3tav6tea3tic5tie3vac8vat6vet6via6vie6
2-letter words 7
ae2ai2at2et2it2ta2ti2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.