COMPENSATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COMPENSATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
c3o1m3p3e1n1s1a1t1o1r1y4
PlayableCOMPENSATORY · 12 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COMPENSATORY?
| 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%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.58%
Our own measure of how useful COMPENSATORY is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPENSATORY
No single letter turns COMPENSATORY into another word.
How COMPENSATORY scores
Scrabble c3o1m3p3e1n1s1a1t1o1r1y4 21
Words with Friends c4o1m4p4e1n2s1a1t1o1r1y3 24
Face value of the 12 tiles in COMPENSATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPENSATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPENSATORY
trypanosome18 compensator17 copayments19 syncopator17 copayment18 manoscopy18 pycnosome18 mesocrany16 monocytes16 monotypes16 necrotomy16 sporocyte16 syncopate16 composter15 crampoons15 monocarps15 moonscape15 astronomy14 monastery14 oysterman14 coenamors13 coparents13 copatrons13 corposant13 empatrons13 monocrats13 monoptera13 portances13 protonema13 romanesco13 sportance13 stonecrop13 anterooms11 corantoes11 coronates11 myoscope17 acronyms15 cometary15 costmary15 cryptons15
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Common questions about COMPENSATORY
- Is COMPENSATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPENSATORY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPENSATORY worth?
- COMPENSATORY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPENSATORY?
- No single letter can be added to COMPENSATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COMPENSATORY:
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