EFFICIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EFFICIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EFFICIENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EFFICIENT is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFICIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
efficientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EFFICIENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EFFICIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EFFICIENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EFFICIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Achieving the desired result with little wasted time, effort or material.
People call a worker, a machine or a method efficient when it gets a lot done for what it costs. An efficient engine, for example, turns most of its fuel into useful power.
How EFFICIENT is used
Efficient is common in everyday speech, business and engineering.
- The efficient clerk cleared the whole pile of forms before lunch.
- This efficient heater warms the room on very little electricity.
- She found an efficient way to sort the mail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EFFICIENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EFFICIENT
2 longer words begin with EFFICIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFICIENT
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Common questions about EFFICIENT
- Is EFFICIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EFFICIENT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EFFICIENT worth?
- EFFICIENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EFFICIENT mean?
- Achieving the desired result with little wasted time, effort or material.
- What letters can be added to EFFICIENT?
- EFFICIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EFFICIENT:
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