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Unscramble effective

Unscramble EFFECTIVE to get 53 words. EFFECTIVE itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter word is EFFECT, 14 points. The 9 letters split into 4 vowels and 5 consonants.

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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From effective

Words from EFFECTIVE by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 7, 2 with 6, 4 with 5, 17 with 4, 19 with 3 and 9 with 2. None has 8 letters.

9 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

7 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

EVICTEE is the only one of the 7-letter words in EFFECTIVE; it scores 12 points.

6 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

EFFECT scores highest among the 6-letter words made with EFFECTIVE letters at 14 points, ahead of EFFETE on 12.

5 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

The 5-letter words from EFFECTIVE are led by CIVET, EVICT and FECIT, 10 points each.

4 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFECTIVE is VIFF, 13 points; FIEF and FIFE on 10 follow. FIVE, FEET and VICE are everyday picks.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

EFF and IFF share the top score of 9 among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble EFFECTIVE. FEE, FIT and ICE are the ones most people know.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with effective

Among 9 2-letter words from EFFECTIVE, the top score is 5, reached by 4. IT is the familiar one.

EFFECTIVE With One Letter Changed

Keep every letter of EFFECTIVE but one, change that one, and you get:

More 9-letter words: starting with EF · ending in VE · all 9-letter words

Meanings of the Strongest EFFECTIVE Answers

The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by EFFECT (14 points).

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

EFFECT 14 · 15
to bring about
VIFF 13 · 14
to change direction abruptly of a vertical take-off aircraft
EFFETE 12 · 12
exhausted of vigor or energy
EVICTEE 12 · 14
one that is evicted
CIVET 10 · 12
a catlike mammal
EVICT 10 · 12
to expel by legal process
FIEF 10 · 10
a feudal estate
FIFE 10 · 10
to play a high-pitched flute

Is EFFECTIVE Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept EFFECTIVE, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

GameScrabble USScrabble UKWords With Friends*
EFFECTIVE itselfYesYesYes
Answers accepted (of 53)445240

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 8 of them: FECIT, CIVE, EVET, VITE, TEF, TICE, CIT and EE. Words With Friends* skips 4 of them: VIFF, FE, TEC and TE. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.

Add a Letter to EFFECTIVE

Each word below uses all the letters of EFFECTIVE and one more.

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