efficiency: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 23 letter points · starts with E · ends with Y
Meaning of efficiency
noun
- countable, uncountable
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose.
- countable, uncountable
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose. The ratio of useful work to energy expended. Often given the symbol η.
Example: The efficiency of this loudspeaker is 40%.
- countable, uncountable
The extent to which a resource is used for the intended purpose. The extent to which time is well used for the intended task.
Example: The efficiency of the planning department is deplorable.
- US, countable, uncountable
A one-room apartment.
Example: I have an efficiency available June through July.
Listed forms: efficiencies.
Source: Wiktionary — efficiency.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is efficiency in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of efficiency
E(1) + F(4) + F(4) + I(1) + C(3) + I(1) + E(1) + N(1) + C(3) + Y(4) = 23 points.
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Anagrams of efficiency
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 efficiency
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in efficiency. Showing up to 24, longest first.