COMPENSATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COMPENSATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3o1m3p3e1n1s1a1t1e1
PlayableCOMPENSATE · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept COMPENSATE?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful COMPENSATE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPENSATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMPENSATE scores
Scrabble c3o1m3p3e1n1s1a1t1e1 16
Words with Friends c4o1m4p4e1n2s1a1t1e1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in COMPENSATE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPENSATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COMPENSATE
2 longer words begin with COMPENSATE.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPENSATE
copemates15 scapement15 conepates13 meconates13 competes14 copemate14 spacemen14 camstone12 capstone12 casement12 conepate12 meconate12 opencast12 potences12 acetones10 notecase10 campest13 coempts13 compast13 compete13 ecomaps13 encamps13 pacemen13 pomaces13 ancomes11 camotes11 capotes11 casemen11 catneps11 cementa11 cements11 comates11 emacsen11 enstamp11 menaces11 metepas11 metopae11 metopes11 monacts11 mopanes11
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Common questions about COMPENSATE
- Is COMPENSATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPENSATE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPENSATE worth?
- COMPENSATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPENSATE?
- COMPENSATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COMPENSATE:
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