What EFFECTIVE Means
- 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”
- adjective: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively“people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons …”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
EFFECTIVE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as E1 F4 F4 E1 C3 T1 I1 V4 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In EFFECTIVE
50 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (1)
6 letter words (2)
5 letter words (4)
4 letter words (16)
3 letter words (19)
2 letter words (8)
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