COMPELS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COMPELS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPELS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMPELS is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPELS
No single letter turns COMPELS into another word.
How COMPELS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COMPELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,303 thousand.
What does COMPELS mean in Scrabble?
COMPELS is the present-tense form of COMPEL used with he, she and it.
COMPEL(verb) — To force someone to do something, or to bring about a result by pressure.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPELS
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Common questions about COMPELS
- Is COMPELS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPELS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPELS worth?
- COMPELS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPELS?
- No single letter can be added to COMPELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COMPELS:
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