efficacious
ADJECTIVE
/,ɛfə'keɪʃəs/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
efficacious is a valid 11-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
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E1F4F4I1C3A1C3I1O1U1S1
1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =21 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63
MEANING
What does efficacious mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.
“an efficacious law”
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2
Marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect.
“written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers”
“the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough”
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