Definition of EXIGENCY

exigency

Plural: exigencies

Noun

  • An urgent need or demand; a crisis.
  • a pressing or urgent situation
    • "the health-care exigency"
  • a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
  • The demands or requirements of a situation.
  • An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.

Examples

  • The exigency of a double-double word score often makes players take risks.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French exigence, from Late Latin exigentia (“urgency”) (from exigēns + -ia), from exigere (“to demand”).

Scrabble Score: 21

exigency: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
exigency: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
exigency: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

exigency: valid Words With Friends Word