Definition of unnecessary

"unnecessary" in the adjective sense

1. unnecessary, unneeded

not necessary

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Quotations for unnecessary

When firmness is sufficient, rashness is unnecessary. [ Napoleon I ]

That government is best which makes itself unnecessary. [ W. V. Humboldt ]

I do not like giving advice: it is incurring an unnecessary responsibility. [ Beaconsfield ]

We live in an age when only unnecessary things are absolutely necessary to us. [ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey ]

Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any. [ Wellington ]

Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure and generally occasion ourselves. [ Beaconsfield ]

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unnecessary in Scrabble®

The word unnecessary 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters unnecessary:

UNNECESSARY

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

ancress, cannery, careens, causers, cayenne, censers, censure, creases, encases, ensears, ensnare, ensures, essayer, nuances, recanes, recuses, rescans, rescues, saucers, scanner, scenery, screens, screeny, seances, secerns, secures, sucrase, sunrays, ureases

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unnecessary in Words With Friends™

The word unnecessary 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: 19

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

UNNECESSARY

(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (29 words)

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UNNECESSARY

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Words within the letters of unnecessary

2 letter words in unnecessary (11 words)

an ar as ay en nu re un us ya ye

3 letter words in unnecessary (40 words)

ace any arc are ars ass aye ays can car cay cee cry cue cur ear ens era ess eye nay nun nus ran ray rue run rye sac say sea see sue sun urn use yar yea yen yes

4 letter words in unnecessary (66 words)

5 letter words in unnecessary (74 words)

6 letter words in unnecessary (59 words)

7 letter words in unnecessary (29 words)

8 letter words in unnecessary (6 words)

censures ensnares nearness scanners syracuse uncrease

9 letter words in unnecessary (3 words)

necessary sunscreen uncreases

10 letter words in unnecessary (1 word)

unnecesary

11 letter words in unnecessary (1 word)

unnecessary

unnecessary + 2 blanks (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence unnecessary

Words that start with unnecessary (1 word)

unnecessary

Words with unnecessary in them (1 word)

unnecessary

Words that end with unnecessary (1 word)

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Word Growth involving unnecessary

Shorter words in unnecessary

ar necessary

ess necessary

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