COMPETE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COMPETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPETE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMPETE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMPETE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COMPETE, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does COMPETE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take part in a contest and try to win or to do better than others.
To compete suggests a race, a game or a market in which people or firms vie for the same prize. The word is neutral and can describe friendly sport as well as fierce business rivalry. The noun competition and the adjective competitive come from it.
How COMPETE is used
Speakers use compete about sport, business and exams alike.
- Twelve teams compete in the final round.
- Small shops struggle to compete with big chains.
- She trained for years to compete at the games.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMPETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMPETE
10 longer words begin with COMPETE.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPETE
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Common questions about COMPETE
- Is COMPETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPETE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPETE worth?
- COMPETE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMPETE mean?
- To take part in a contest and try to win or to do better than others.
- What letters can be added to COMPETE?
- COMPETE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COMPETE:
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