COMPUTE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. COMPUTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPUTE?
| 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 COMPUTE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPUTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMPUTE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in COMPUTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What does COMPUTE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To work out an amount or answer by calculation.
To compute is to reckon with numbers, whether by hand or with a machine. It is the root of the word computer, a device that computes. In casual talk, "it does not compute" means something does not make sense.
How COMPUTE is used
Compute is common in maths, science and computing.
- Please compute the total cost of the trip.
- The program can compute the result in a second.
- His excuse simply does not compute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMPUTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COMPUTE
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Shorter words from the letters in COMPUTE
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Common questions about COMPUTE
- Is COMPUTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPUTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPUTE worth?
- COMPUTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMPUTE mean?
- To work out an amount or answer by calculation.
- What letters can be added to COMPUTE?
- COMPUTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of COMPUTE:
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