ESSENTIAL Crossword Clue & Answer

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Definition of essential

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"; basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"; being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc; "essential oil"

Anagrams of essential

SELESTINA

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Solution NEED is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution NEED is 4 letters long. We have 36 further solutions of the same word length.

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There are 496 solutions. The longest is OF VITAL IMPORTANCE with 17 letters, and the shortest is FAT with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 17 letters long.

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Clue	Answers

Essential Part	39
Essentially	26
Essentials	24
ESSENTIAL fatty acid	12
AN ESSENTIAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF LIVING CELLS AND SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ANIMALS	11
A BASIC OR ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTE SHARED BY ALL MEMBERS OF A CLASS	11
AN ESSENTIAL OR LIFE-GIVING FORCE	11
AN ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID FOUND IN PROTEINS	11
A PERFUMED LIQUID MADE OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND ALCOHOL	11
A LIFE ESSENTIALLY PURPOSELESS	11
DETERMINE THE ESSENTIAL QUALITY OF	11
BASSOON ESSENTIALLY	11
DESTROY A VITALLY ESSENTIAL QUALITY OF OR IN	11
ANY OF A GROUP OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ESSENTIAL IN SMALL QUANTITIES TO NORMAL METABOLISM	11
BAGELS, ESSENTIALLY	10
ESSENTIAL oil	10
A BODILY ORGAN THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE	10
A COUPLE OF LINES IN DRAG ESSENTIAL IN SOAP	10
CHEER HOME ERIC, ESSENTIALLY, DURING DOUBLE	10
ANY DISEASE CAUSED BY A LACK OF AN ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT	10

‘ESSENTIAL’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘ESSENTIAL’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Absolutely necessary (9)	essential
Like many nutrients (9)