needful

Meanings

Plural: needfuls

Adjective Satellite

necessary for relief or supply
- "provided them with all things needful"

Adj

Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
Needy; in need.

Noun

Ready money; wherewithal.
Anything necessary or requisite.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English needeful, nedeful, from Old English nēodful (“necessary; earnest; zealous”). Equivalent to need + -ful. Cognate with Dutch noodvol, German notvoll.

Synonyms

needed, required, requisite

Antonyms

needless

Scrabble Score: 11

needful is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
needful is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
needful is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

needful is a valid Words With Friends word