facultative
ADJECTIVE
/fækəl,teɪtɪv/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
facultative is a valid 11-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4A1C3U1L1T1A1T1I1V4E1
4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does facultative mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Not compulsory.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Able to exist under more than one set of conditions.
“a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte”
ANTONYMS
3
Granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something.
“a facultative enactment”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of or relating to the mental faculties.