Is EFFECTIVE a word?
EFFECTIVE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 42 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EFFECTIVE is a valid word.
What does effective mean?
adjective: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.
“an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EFFECTIVE: word details
- Pronunciation: ih-FEHK-tihv (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside effective
Words you can make from the letters of effective.
Solve a whole rack, not just EFFECTIVE
EFFECTIVE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does EFFECTIVE mean?
EFFECTIVE is a adjective. It means: producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.
Is EFFECTIVE a valid word?
Yes, EFFECTIVE is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.