Definition of inessential

"inessential" in the noun sense

1. inessential, nonessential

anything that is not essential

"they discarded all their inessentials"

"inessential" in the adjective sense

1. inessential, unessential

not basic or fundamental

2. inessential

not absolutely necessary

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Quotations for inessential

Candlesticks and incense not being portable into the maintop, the sailor perceives these decorations to be, on the whole, inessential to a maintop mass. Sails must be set and cables bent, be it never so strict a saint's day; and it is found that no harm comes of it. Absolution on a lee-shore must be had of the breakers, it appears, if at all; and they give plenary and brief without listening to confession. [ Ruskin ]

inessential in Scrabble®

The word inessential is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters inessential:

INESSENTIAL
(108)
INESSENTIAL
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (38 words)

aniline, asinine, easiest, elastin, enlists, enseals, entails, inlines, intense, lateens, leanest, lenient, lenites, liaises, lineate, linnets, listens, nailset, neatens, nestles, netless, salient, salines, sateens, seitans, seitens, senates, sensate, sestina, sestine, siennas, silanes, silents, tealess, teasels, tensile, tieless, tinsels

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word inessential

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In inessential

INESSENTIAL
(108)
INESSENTIAL
(108)
LINEATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
LENITES
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENSEALS
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SESTINA
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NAILSET
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SEITANS
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TEASELS
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NESTLES
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TIELESS
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ELASTIN
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SALINES
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ENTAILS
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LEANEST
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EASIEST
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LINNETS
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LISTENS
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SILANES
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LIAISES
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TEALESS
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TINSELS
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NEATENS
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SENSATE
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INLINES
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NETLESS
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LISTENS
(74 = 24 + 50)
TEALESS
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NETLESS
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LINNETS
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SILENTS
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SILANES
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LISTENS
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LINNETS
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NETLESS
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TEALESS
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NETLESS
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SEITENS
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LINNETS
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LINEATE
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SILANES
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SEITENS
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SILANES
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LINNETS
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TEALESS
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LINNETS
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SILENTS
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TEALESS
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ANILINE
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LENITES
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ANILINE
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TEALESS
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TINSELS
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inessential in Words With Friends™

The word inessential is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters inessential:

INESSENTIAL
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (38 words)

aniline, asinine, easiest, elastin, enlists, enseals, entails, inlines, intense, lateens, leanest, lenient, lenites, liaises, lineate, linnets, listens, nailset, neatens, nestles, netless, salient, salines, sateens, seitans, seitens, senates, sensate, sestina, sestine, siennas, silanes, silents, tealess, teasels, tensile, tieless, tinsels

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word inessential

INESSENTIAL
(180)
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(162)
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(162)
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(96)
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(96)
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(68)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In inessential

INESSENTIAL
(180)
INESSENTIAL
(162)
INESSENTIAL
(162)
INESSENTIAL
(96)
INESSENTIAL
(96)
ANILINE
(89 = 54 + 35)
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LENIENT
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ENTAILS
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