COMPARING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COMPARING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
c3o1m3p3a1r1i1n1g2
PlayableCOMPARING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COMPARING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful COMPARING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPARING
No single letter turns COMPARING into another word.
How COMPARING scores
Scrabble c3o1m3p3a1r1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends c4o1m4p4a1r1i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in COMPARING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPARING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COMPARING
- All 9 letters of COMPARING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in COMPARING
cramping15 picogram15 caroming13 camping14 campong14 comping14 campion13 crampon13 carping12 coaming12 craping12 croming12 gripman12 ramping12 romping12 marconi11 minorca11 rampion11 organic10 pignora10 porangi10 roaming10 amping11 caping11 coming11 coping11 gnomic11 macing11 moping11 ogamic11 pacing11 picong11 pigman11 anomic10 arcmin10 camion10 conima10 macron10 manioc10 micron10
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Common questions about COMPARING
- Is COMPARING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPARING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPARING worth?
- COMPARING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPARING?
- No single letter can be added to COMPARING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of COMPARING:
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