What does POLICE mean?

Pronunciation
/pəˈlis/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the force of policemen and officers“the law came looking for him”

verb

  1. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

policed12polices11policing13

Anagrams of POLICE

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

Words inside POLICE

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

clip8 coil6 cole6 cope8 epic8 lice6loci6pile6 pole6 cel5col5 cop7 ice5 lei3lie3 lip5 lop5oil3 ole3pic7 pie5 poi5pol5el2 li2 lo2oe2op4pe4 pi4

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Questions

Is POLICE a valid word in word games?

POLICE 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 POLICE worth?

POLICE is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from POLICE?

39 other words, including OIL, ICE, LIE and EL.