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Is ESSENTIAL a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list ESSENTIAL 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 points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 11 | 9 |
What does ESSENTIAL mean?
- adjectiveabsolutely necessary; vitally necessary
- adjectivebasic and fundamental
- adjectiveof the greatest importance
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for ESSENTIAL
Add a letter to make a new word: ESSENTIALS.
Words inside ESSENTIAL
- ITS3
- SEE3
- LAST4
- LET3
- SET3
- LESS4
- LINE4
- SEEN4
- LEAST5
- ELSE4
- LATE4
- LIST4
- SENSE5
- EAST4
- SENT4
- SITE4
- LISTEN6
- EAT3
- SEA3
- LINES5
- SALES5
- ANTI4
- SALE4
- ASS3
- TEN3
- SIT3
- SENATE6
- SEAT4
- LIE3
- NET3
- SITES5
- STEEL5
- LIES4
- SETS4
- LEE3
- TEA3
- LANE4
- SALT4
- SEES4
- SAT3
- SEATS5
- LETS4
- TIE3
- SILENT6
- ELITE5
- LISTS5
- SAINT5
- STEAL5
- TIES4
- SIN3
- ALIEN5
- EASE4
- SEAL4
- TAIL4
- TALE4
- TEEN4
- ATE3
- LAS3
- SAINTS6
- ASSET5
- LEASE5
- TEENS5
- LENS4
- NAIL4
- SITS4
- LIT3
- EATEN5
- TALES5
- LEAN4
- NEST4
- ALIENS6
- LANES5
- NAILS5
- TENSE5
- EATS4
- NEAT4
- SAIL4
- SINS4
- SEN3
- TAN3
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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 ESSENTIAL in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is ESSENTIAL a Scrabble word?
ESSENTIAL 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 ESSENTIAL worth?
ESSENTIAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does ESSENTIAL mean?
Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary.