necessary

/nɛsɪ,sɛri/ nounadjective

9 letters4 syllables14 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®

DEFINITIONS3

NOUN

1

Anything indispensable.

ADJECTIVE

1

Absolutely essential.

2

Unavoidably determined by prior circumstances.

“the necessary consequences of one's actions”

WORD FORMS

Related formnecessity

GAME SCORES

Scrabble®14 points

Words With Friends®15 points

Double word28 points

Triple word42 points

GOOD TO KNOW

Pig Latinecessarynay

Starts & ends withN … Y

Syllablesnec · es · sar · y

SYNONYMS & RELATED12

essential necessity requirement requisite incumbent indispensable needed needful obligatory required unnecessary inevitable

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