Is COMPETENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPETENCE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COMPETENCE worth?

COMPETENCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COMPETENCE?

COMPETENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

COMPETENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. COMPETENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.

c3o1m3p3e1t1e1n1c3e1

PlayableCOMPETENCE · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF

18points in Scrabble

23points in Words with Friends

10letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept COMPETENCE?

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: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.8

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.4%

Our own measure of how useful COMPETENCE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COMPETENCE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How COMPETENCE scores

Scrabble c3o1m3p3e1t1e1n1c3e1 18

Words with Friends c4o1m4p4e1t1e1n2c4e1 23

Face value of the 10 tiles in COMPETENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	2	2
o	1	8
m	1	2
p	1	2
e	3	12
t	1	6
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPETENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with COMPETENCE

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1 longer words begin with COMPETENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in COMPETENCE

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Common questions about COMPETENCE

Is COMPETENCE valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPETENCE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is COMPETENCE worth?: COMPETENCE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to COMPETENCE?: COMPETENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COMPETENCE:

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