efficacious
Efficacious is also used as adjective, with meanings including marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect.
Length
11
Scrabble
21
WWF
24
Starts
EF
Ends
OUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “EFFICACIOUS” Mean?
/ɛf.ɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
efficacious has 2 documented senses across adjective.
Adjective
2 sensesmarked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
“{'source': 'Aldous Huxley', 'text': 'written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices … of the readers'}”
“the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough”
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
“{'source': 'LewisMumford', 'text': "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"}”
“effective teaching methods”
“effective steps toward peace”
“made an effective entrance”
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
11
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
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Definition
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
Length
11 letters
Starts With
E
Ends With
S
Vowels
6
Consonants
5
Letters
E, F, F, I, C, A, C, I, O, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★EFFICACIOUS has a Scrabble score of 21. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆EFFICACIOUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆EFFICACIOUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 11-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆EFFICACIOUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
3
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEDCFGH
CV Pattern
VCCVCVCVVVC
Vowel Share
55%
Consonant Share
45%
Bigrams
EF, FF, FI, IC, CA, AC, CI, IO, OU, US
Trigrams
EFF, FFI, FIC, ICA, CAC, ACI, CIO, IOU, OUS
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