essential
NOUNADJECTIVE
/ə'sɛnʃəl/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
essential is a valid 9-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
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E1S1S1E1N1T1I1A1L1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does essential mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Anything indispensable.
“the essentials of the good life”
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ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Of the greatest importance.
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2
Absolutely necessary; vitally necessary.
“essential tools and materials”
“funds essential to the completion of the project”
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3
Defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established.
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4
Basic and fundamental.
“the essential feature”
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OTHER · 1 SENSE
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Being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc.
“essential oil”
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