Definition of necessitate

"necessitate" in the verb sense

1. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

require as useful, just, or proper

"It takes nerve to do what she did"

"success usually requires hard work"

"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"

"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"

"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"

"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

2. necessitate

cause to be a concomitant

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necessitate in Scrabble®

The word necessitate 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters necessitate:

NECESSITATE
(126)
NECESSITATE
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

ascents, ascites, caseins, easiest, encases, entices, essence, estates, incests, insects, instate, neatest, nictate, sateens, seances, secants, seitans, seitens, senates, sensate, sestina, sestine, settees, stances, statice, statics, statins, tensest, tetanic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word necessitate

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

NECESSITATE
(126)
NECESSITATE
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NECESSITATE
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necessitate in Words With Friends™

The word necessitate 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: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters necessitate:

NECESSITATE
(171)
NECESSITATE
(171)
NECESSITATE
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

ascents, ascites, caseins, easiest, encases, entices, essence, estates, incests, insects, instate, neatest, nictate, sateens, seances, secants, seitans, seitens, senates, sensate, sestina, sestine, settees, stances, statice, statics, statins, tensest, tetanic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word necessitate

NECESSITATE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In necessitate

NECESSITATE
(171)
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(171)
NECESSITATE
(171)
TETANIC
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ASCENTS
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