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Competes

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About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of compete

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does competes mean?

verb

  1. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

    Synonymsviecontend

Definitions shown for compete, the base form of competes.

Is COMPETES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is COMPETES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3e 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
c 4o 1m 4p 4e 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
c 4o 1m 3p 4e 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3e 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in COMPETES

Words that end like COMPETES

Common words that share the ending -ETES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

completesdeletesathletesdepletesexcretesmachetesrepletessecretesconcretesdiabetesobsoletesmetes
All words ending in -ETES

Competes: quick answers

Is COMPETES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COMPETES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COMPETES worth?
COMPETES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does competes mean?
competes is the third-person singular form of compete, which means “compete for something”.
What words can you make with the letters in COMPETES?
You can make 193 shorter words from COMPETES, such as COEMPTS, COMPETE, COEMPT, COMPTS. See the full list.