Essential

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts9 letters

Definition of Essential

Adjective

Necessary.
Very important; of high importance.
Necessary for survival but not synthesized by the organism, thus needing to be ingested.
Being in the basic form; showing its essence.
"Don’t mind him being grumpy. That’s the essential Fred."
Really existing; existent.

Noun

A necessary ingredient.
A fundamental ingredient.
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Anagrams of Essential

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "essential":

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "essential" and rearranging:

+menamelists mesnalties

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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