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NECESSARY is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for NECESSARY.

9 total results for NECESSARY( score: 50 )

3 results for NECESSARY from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Mon Nov 2, 201534DEssential (2)Loren Muse Smith and Andrea Carla MichaelsShortz
Sat Nov 24, 20071ACalled forVictor FlemingShortz
Wed Dec 31, 199733AEssential (2)Alfio MicciShortz
6 results for NECESSARY from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Fri Jun 5, 199258AEssentialBetty JorgensenMaleska
Wed Sep 15, 197142AKind of evilUnknownWeng
Thu Feb 2, 196735DIndispensable.Helen FasuloFarrar
Mon Jul 26, 195439AMandatory.Ruth OliverFarrar
Sun May 6, 195121DIndispensable.Willard N. JordanFarrar
Sun Sep 17, 195013DIndispensable.Alice CookFarrar
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