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Is essential a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word essential is a Scrabble US word. The word essential is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word essential is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word essential is a Words With Friends word. The word essential is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

ESSENTIAL,

8-letter words (13 found)

ASTELIES,EASTLINS,ELASTINS,ETESIANS,LATENESS,LITENESS,NAILSETS,SALIENTS,SALTINES,SEALINES,SETLINES,STANIELS,TENIASES,

7-letter words (55 found)

ALTESSE,EASIEST,EASTLIN,ELANETS,ELASTIN,ENISLES,ENLISTS,ENSEALS,ENSILES,ENTAILS,ENTASES,ENTASIS,ETESIAN,INSTALS,LATEENS,LEANEST,LENITES,LINEATE,LISENTE,LISTEES,LISTENS,NAILSET,NASTIES,NESTLES,NETLESS,SALIENT,SALINES,SALTIES,SALTINE,SATEENS,SEALINE,SEITANS,SEITENS,SENATES,SENILES,SENSATE,SENSILE,SESTINA,SESTINE,SETLINE,SILANES,SILENES,SILENTS,SLAINTE,STANIEL,STEALES,STEANES,TANSIES,TEASELS,TELESIS,TENAILS,TENSILE,TIELESS,TINSELS,TISANES,

6-letter words (108 found)

AISLES,ALIENS,ALINES,ANELES,ANISES,ASSENT,EASELS,EASIES,EASLES,EASSEL,EASSIL,EISELS,ELAINS,ELANET,ELATES,ELINTS,ELITES,ELSINS,ENATES,ENISLE,ENLIST,ENSATE,ENSEAL,ENSILE,ENTAIL,ESILES,INLETS,INSETS,INSTAL,INTELS,ISLETS,ISTLES,LAESIE,LAISSE,LASSIE,LATEEN,LATENS,LEASES,LEASTS,LENITE,LENSES,LESSEN,LIANES,LIASES,LISTEE,LISTEN,NELIES,NESTLE,SAINTS,SALETS,SALINE,SALTIE,SANEST,SANIES,SANSEI,SASINE,SATEEN,SATINS,SEINES,SEITAN,SEITEN,SENATE,SENILE,SENSEI,SESELI,SIENTS,SIESTA,SILANE,SILENE,SILENS,SILENT,SLANES,SLANTS,SLATES,SLEEST,SLEETS,SLIEST,SNAILS,SNASTE,STAINS,STALES,STANES,STEALE,STEALS,STEANE,STEANS,STEELS,STEENS,STEILS,STEINS,STELAE,STELAI,STELES,STILES,TASSEL,TASSIE,TEASEL,TEASES,TENAIL,TENESI,TENIAE,TENIAS,TENSES,TESLAS,TINEAL,TINEAS,TINSEL,TISANE,

5-letter words (169 found)

AINEE,AISLE,ALIEN,ALINE,ALIST,ANELE,ANILE,ANILS,ANISE,ANTES,ANTIS,ASSET,EALES,EASEL,EASES,EASLE,EASTS,EATEN,EISEL,ELAIN,ELANS,ELATE,ELINT,ELITE,ELSIN,ENATE,ENLIT,ENTIA,ESILE,ESNES,ETENS,ETNAS,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLES,ISLET,ISNAE,ISTLE,LANES,LANTS,LASES,LASSI,LASTS,LATEN,LEANS,LEANT,LEASE,LEAST,LEATS,LEETS,LENES,LENIS,LENSE,LENTI,LESES,LESTS,LIANE,LIENS,LINES,LINTS,LISTS,LITAS,LITES,NAILS,NATES,NATIS,NEALS,NEATS,NEIST,NELIS,NESTS,NETES,NISSE,NITES,SAILS,SAINE,SAINS,SAINT,SAIST,SALES,SALET,SALSE,SALTS,SANES,SANTS,SASIN,SATES,SATIN,SATIS,SEALS,SEANS,SEASE,SEATS,SEELS,SEILS,SEINE,SEISE,SELES,SENAS,SENES,SENSA,SENSE,SENSI,SENTE,SENTI,SENTS,SETAE,SETAL,SIALS,SIENS,SIENT,SILEN,SILES,SILTS,SINES,SISAL,SISTA,SITES,SLAES,SLAIN,SLANE,SLANT,SLATE,SLATS,SLEET,SLITS,SNAIL,SNEES,SNIES,SNITS,STAIN,STALE,STANE,STEAL,STEAN,STEEL,STEEN,STEIL,STEIN,STELA,STELE,STENS,STIES,STILE,TAELS,TAILS,TAINS,TALES,TASES,TASSE,TEALS,TEASE,TEELS,TEENS,TEILS,TEINS,TELAE,TELES,TELIA,TENES,TENIA,TENSE,TESLA,TIANS,TILES,TINAS,TINEA,TINES,

4-letter words (158 found)

AILS,AINE,AINS,AITS,ALEE,ALES,ALIT,ALTS,ANES,ANIL,ANIS,ANTE,ANTI,ANTS,ATES,EALE,EANS,EASE,EAST,EATS,EELS,EINA,EINE,ELAN,ELSE,ELTS,ENES,ENTS,ESES,ESNE,ESSE,ESTS,ETAS,ETEN,ETNA,ILEA,ISLE,ISNA,ITAS,LAIN,LANE,LANT,LASE,LASS,LAST,LATE,LATI,LATS,LEAN,LEAS,LEAT,LEES,LEET,LEIS,LENS,LENT,LESS,LEST,LETS,LIAS,LIEN,LIES,LINE,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITS,NAES,NAIL,NATS,NEAL,NEAT,NESS,NEST,NETE,NETS,NIES,NILS,NITE,NITS,SAIL,SAIN,SAIS,SALE,SALS,SALT,SANE,SANS,SANT,SATE,SATI,SEAL,SEAN,SEAS,SEAT,SEEL,SEEN,SEES,SEIL,SEIS,SELE,SELS,SENA,SENE,SENS,SENT,SESE,SETA,SETS,SIAL,SIEN,SIES,SILE,SILT,SINE,SINS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SLAE,SLAT,SLEE,SLIT,SNEE,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TAEL,TAES,TAIL,TAIN,TAIS,TALE,TALI,TANE,TANS,TASE,TASS,TEAL,TEAS,TEEL,TEEN,TEES,TEIL,TEIN,TELA,TELE,TELS,TENE,TENS,TIAN,TIES,TILE,TILS,TINA,TINE,TINS,

3-letter words (76 found)

AIL,AIN,AIS,AIT,ALE,ALS,ALT,ANE,ANI,ANS,ANT,ASS,ATE,ATS,EAN,EAS,EAT,EEL,EEN,ELS,ELT,ENE,ENS,ESS,EST,ETA,INS,ITA,ITS,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIN,LIS,LIT,NAE,NAS,NAT,NEE,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAN,SAT,SEA,SEE,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIN,SIS,SIT,TAE,TAI,TAN,TAS,TEA,TEE,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (24 found)

AE,AI,AL,AN,AS,AT,EA,EE,EL,EN,ES,ET,IN,IS,IT,LA,LI,NA,NE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 605 words from essential according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of essential

essential

Alternative forms

  • essentiall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (“being, essence”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈsɛn.ʃəl/, [əˈsɛn.tʃəl]
  • Hyphenation: es‧sen‧tial

Adjective

essential (comparative more essential, superlative most essential)

  1. Necessary.
    Synonyms: indispensable; see also Thesaurus:requisite
    Antonyms: accidental, accessorial, incidental, unnecessary, unneeded
  2. Very important; of high importance.
    Synonyms: crucial; see also Thesaurus:important
    Antonyms: unimportant; see also Thesaurus:insignificant
  3. (biology) Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested.
  4. Being in the basic form; showing its essence.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intrinsic, Thesaurus:bare-bones
    Antonyms: adscititious; see also Thesaurus:extrinsic
  5. Really existing; existent.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:existent
    Antonyms: see Thesaurus:inexistent
  6. (geometry) Such that each complementary region is irreducible, the boundary of each complementary region is incompressible by disks and monogons in the complementary region, and no leaf is a sphere or a torus bounding a solid torus in the manifold.
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  7. (medicine) Idiopathic.
  8. Having the nature of essence; not physical.

Antonyms

  • inessential, unessential, non-essential, nonessential

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

essential (plural essentials)

  1. A necessary ingredient.
    Synonym: must-have
  2. A fundamental ingredient.
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Related terms

  • essentials
  • essence

Translations

Further reading

  • essential on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • siletanes

Source: wiktionary.org