01 Word definition

efferent

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is EFFERENT a word?

Yes. EFFERENT is a 8-letter noun. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell EFFERENT?

E-F-F-E-R-E-N-T

EFFERENT contains 8 letters, begins with E, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

2adjective

  1. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

    efferent nerves and impulses
Synonyms
motor nerveefferent nervemotorial
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score14points
Words With Friends15points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is EFFERENT spelled?

E1F2F3E4R5E6N7T8
Starts withEFFFirst 3 letters
Ends withENTLast 3 letters
Unique letters5Repeats E, F
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

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About EFFERENT.

How do you spell EFFERENT?

EFFERENT is spelled E-F-F-E-R-E-N-T. It contains 8 letters.