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Is EFFECTIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list EFFECTIVE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
20229

What does EFFECTIVE mean?

  1. adjectiveproducing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford
  2. adjectiveworks well as a means or remedy
  3. adjectiveable to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; -G.B.Shaw

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for EFFECTIVE

Add a letter to make a new word: EFFECTIVES.

Words inside EFFECTIVE

See all 41 words you can make from EFFECTIVE

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up EFFECTIVE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is EFFECTIVE a Scrabble word?

EFFECTIVE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is EFFECTIVE worth?

EFFECTIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does EFFECTIVE mean?

Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; -LewisMumford.