What does EQUIVALENT mean?

Pronunciation
/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Letters
10
Scrabble score
22
Words With Friends score
26
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc“send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps”
  2. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

adjective

  1. being essentially equal to something“it was as good as gold”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

equivalents23

Anagrams of EQUIVALENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside EQUIVALENT

269 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is EQUIVALENT a valid word in word games?

EQUIVALENT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is EQUIVALENT worth?

EQUIVALENT is worth 22 points with Scrabble letter values and 26 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from EQUIVALENT?

269 other words, including IN, IT, AT and AN.