effective: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 20 letter points · starts with E · ends with E
Meaning of effective
adj
Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
Example: The pill is an effective method of birth control.
Producing a decided or decisive effect.
Example: The president delivered an effective speech!
Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
Example: How long does it take to make a bunch of civilians an effective military force?
Actually in effect.
Example: effective immediately
Source: Wiktionary — effective.
noun
a soldier fit for duty
Listed forms: effectives.
Source: Wiktionary — effective.
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 effective.
adjective
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
adjective
able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively
adjective
exerting force or influence
- good
- in effect
- in force
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is effective in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
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Letter-value score of effective
E(1) + F(4) + F(4) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 20 points.
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Anagrams of effective
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 effective
38 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in effective. Showing up to 24, longest first.