effete

ADJECTIVE /ɪ'fit/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E

effete is a valid 6-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1F4F4E1T1E1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does effete mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Affected, overrefined, and effeminate.

“the young man spoke in effete, accented English”

SIMILAR
2

Deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective.

“fundamentalism has flowered because it has concluded that liberalism is effete, ineffectual and impoverished”

SIMILAR