Meaning
- (noun) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. “Cardiac arrest is an emergency and if you find someone in cardiac arrest you should call 999 immediately.”
- (noun) The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- (noun) An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
- (noun) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
Letter breakdown
- Emergencies contains 11 letters: 5 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 16.
Words from these letters
- emergence
- regencies
- emceeing
- energies
- generics
- regimens
- cringes
- emerges
- enemies
- ermines
- generic
- mercies
- regimen
- regimes
- reneges
- seeming
- sincere
- censer
- cerise
- crimes
- cringe
- emcees
- emerge
- ermine
- genies
- genres
- greens
- grimes
- merges
- minces
- miners
- nieces
- regime
- reigns
- renege
- resign
- screen
- seeing
- serene
- signer
- singer
- cries
- crime
- eerie
- emcee
- emirs
- geese
- genes
- genie
- genre
- germs
- green
- grime
- grins
- meres
- merge
- miens
- mince
- miner
Connected words
Other 11-letter words
- abandonment
- abbreviated
- abbreviates
- abdications
- aberrations
- abjurations
- abnormality
- abominating
- abomination
- aboriginals
- abortionist
- abracadabra
- abridgement
- abridgments
- abrogations
- absenteeism
- abstentions
- abstracting
Words starting with EME
- emend
- emendation
- emendations
- emended
- emending
- emends
- emerald
- emeralds
- emerge
- emerged
- emergence
- emergency
- emergent
- emerges
- emerging
- emeritus
- emery
- emetic
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Words ending with IES
Reader questions
What does Emergencies mean?
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
How many letters are in Emergencies?
Emergencies has 11 letters.
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