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Is compete a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word compete is a Scrabble US word. The word compete is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is compete a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word compete is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3O1M3P3E1T1E1

Is compete a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word compete is a Words With Friends word. The word compete is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1M4P4E1T1E1

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7-letter words (1 found)

COMPETE,

6-letter words (2 found)

COEMPT,METOPE,

5-letter words (6 found)

COMET,COMPT,COMTE,EMOTE,TEMPO,TOPEE,

4-letter words (20 found)

CEPE,CETE,COME,COMP,COPE,COTE,EMPT,MEET,METE,MOPE,MOTE,POEM,POET,POME,POTE,TEEM,TEME,TEMP,TOME,TOPE,

3-letter words (26 found)

CEE,CEP,COP,COT,ECO,EME,EMO,MEE,MET,MOC,MOE,MOP,MOT,OPE,OPT,PEC,PEE,PET,POM,POT,TEC,TEE,TOC,TOE,TOM,TOP,

2-letter words (12 found)

EE,EM,ET,ME,MO,OE,OM,OP,PE,PO,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 68 words from compete according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of compete

compete

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), present active infinitive of competō, from com- (“with”) + petō (“I seek, I aim for, I strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəm.ˈpiːt/
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

compete (third-person singular simple present competes, present participle competing, simple past and past participle competed)

  1. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
  2. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
  3. To take part in a contest, game or similar event

Usage notes

A person will compete for a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons compete against one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can compete with each other as teammates, however compete with is also used to indicate two persons competing against each other.

Antonyms

  • cooperate

Derived terms

  • noncompete, non-compete

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Further reading

  • “compete”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Galician

Verb

compete

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of competir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Verb

compete

  1. third-person singular present indicative of competere

Latin

Verb

compete

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of competō

Portuguese

Verb

compete

  1. inflection of competir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

compete

  1. inflection of competer:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org