What does COMPETITION mean?

Pronunciation
/ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
17
Words With Friends score
21
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers“business competition can be fiendish at times”
  2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
  3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize“the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
  4. the contestant you hope to defeat“he had respect for his rivals”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

competitions18

Anagrams of COMPETITION

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside COMPETITION

241 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is COMPETITION a valid word in word games?

COMPETITION is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is COMPETITION worth?

COMPETITION is worth 17 points with Scrabble letter values and 21 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from COMPETITION?

241 other words, including TO, IN, IT and ON.