COMPETES is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COMPETES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPETES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMPETES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPETES
No single letter turns COMPETES into another word.
How COMPETES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COMPETES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPETES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COMPETES mean in Scrabble?
COMPETES is the present-tense form of COMPETE used with he, she and it.
COMPETE(verb) — To take part in a contest and try to win or to do better than others.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPETES
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Common questions about COMPETES
- Is COMPETES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPETES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPETES worth?
- COMPETES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPETES?
- No single letter can be added to COMPETES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COMPETES:
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