effect: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 14 letter points · starts with E · ends with T
Meaning of effect
noun
- countable, uncountable
The result or outcome of a cause.
Example: The effect of the hurricane was a devastated landscape.
- countable, uncountable
Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
- countable, uncountable
Execution; performance; realization; operation.
- uncountable
Execution; performance; realization; operation. The state of being binding and enforceable, as in a rule, policy, or law.
Example: The new law will come into effect on the first day of next year.
Listed forms: effects.
Source: Wiktionary — effect.
verb
- transitive
To make or bring about; to implement.
Example: The best way to effect change is to work with existing stakeholders.
- alt-of, misspelling
Misspelling of affect.
Base or related entry: affect.
Listed forms: effects, effecting, effected.
Source: Wiktionary — effect.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for effect.
noun
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
noun
an outward appearance
noun
the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
noun
(of a law) having legal validity
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is effect in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of effect
E(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of effect
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from effect
10 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in effect. Showing up to 24, longest first.