Definition of effect

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • effect is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • effect is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • effect is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of effect


  • a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (noun)

    Examples

    1. the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise

    Synonyms

    1. consequence
    2. event
    3. issue
    4. outcome
    5. result
    6. upshot
  • (of a law) having legal validity (noun)

    Examples

    1. the law is still in effect

    Synonyms

    1. force
  • produce (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. effectuate
    2. set up
  • the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. burden
    2. core
    3. essence
    4. gist
  • an outward appearance (noun)

    Examples

    1. she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting

    Synonyms

    1. impression
  • act so as to bring into existence (verb)

    Examples

    1. effect a change
  • an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived) (noun)

    Examples

    1. he just did it for effect
  • a symptom caused by an illness or a drug (noun)

    Examples

    1. the effects of sleep loss
    2. the effect of the anesthetic

See definition of effect in Merriam Webster