exigency

exigency is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 23 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency.
2. noun. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action

   "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

   Synonyms: emergency, pinch

3. noun. a pressing or urgent situation

   "the health-care exigency"

Synonyms

emergency, pinch

Common word forms

exigencies

Words from these letters

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