COMPANDERS

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What COMPANDERS Means

COMPANDERS is a form of COMPANDER, which means:

noun: a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus.

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

COMPANDERS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 M3 P3 A1 N1 D2 E1 R1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In COMPANDERS

1228 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (5)

COMPADRES COMPANDER CRAMPONED ENDOCARPS POMANDERS

8 letter words (28)

7 letter words (87)

6 letter words (222)

ACNODE ACORNS ADORES ADORNS AMENDS AMORCE ANCOME ANDROS ANODES APEDOM APODES APRONS ARPENS ARSENO ASCEND CADRES CAMEOS CAMPED CAMPER CAMPOS CANDOR CANERS CANOED CANOER CANOES CAPERS CAPONS CARDON CARMEN CAROMS CARONS CARPED CASERN CEDARN CEDARS CENSOR COARSE CODENS CODERS COMADE COMERS COMPAS COMPED COMPER CONDER COPENS COPERS COPRAS COPSED CORNEA CORNED CORPSE COSMEA CRAMES CRAMPS CRANED CRANES CRAPED CRAPES CREAMS CREDOS CRENAS CREPON CROMED CROMES CRONES DACRON DAEMON DAMNER DAMPEN DAMPER DAMSON DANCER DANCES DEACON DEARNS DECAMP DECORS DEMANS DEMONS DENARS DERMAS DESMAN DOPERS DRAPES DREAMS DROMES DRONES EARCON ECOMAP ENAMOR ENARMS ENCAMP ESCARP MACERS MACONS MACRON MACROS MADRES MANORS MANRED MARONS MASCON MENADS MOANED MOANER MODENA MODERN MODERS MONADS MONDES MONERA MOPANE MOPEDS MOPERS MORNED MORNES NACRED NACRES NADORS NAMERS NARCOS NOMADE NOMADS NORMAS NORMED OCEANS ONCERS OPERAS OREADS PACERS PADRES PAEDOS PAEONS PANCES PANDER PARDON PAREOS PARSEC PARSED PARSON PEACOD PEASON PECANS PEDROS PERNOD PERSON POMACE POMADE PONCED PONCES PONDER PORAES PRANCE PREMAN PREONS PROEMS PRONES PROSED RACONS RADOME RADONS RAMENS RAMOSE RAMPED RAMSON RANCED RANCES RANDEM RANDOM RANSOM RASPED REASON RECAPS RECONS REDANS REDCAP REDONS REMAND REMANS REMAPS REPAND ROAMED RODMAN RODMEN ROMANS ROMPED RONDES ROSACE SACRED SANDER SANPRO SARODE SCAPED SCARED SCOPAE SCOPED SCORED SCRAPE SCREAM SCROME SECOND SECPAR SENORA SERMON SMORED SNARED SNORED SOAPED SOAPER SOARED SOCMAN SOCMEN SONDER SORNED SPACED SPACER SPADER SPANED SPARED SPORED SPREAD

5 letter words (372)

ACERS ACMES ACNED ACNES ACORN ACRED ACRES ADMEN ADORE ADORN AEONS AEROS AMEND AMENS AMPED ANDRO ANODE APERS APODE APODS APRES APRON ARCED ARCOS ARMED AROSE ARPEN ARSON ASPEN ASPER ASPRO CADES CADRE CAMEO CAMES CAMOS CAMPO CAMPS CANED CANER CANES CANOE CANSO CAPED CAPER CAPES CAPON CAPOS CARDS CARED CARES CARNS CAROM CARON CARPS CARSE CASED CEDAR CEROS CODAS CODEN CODER CODES COEDS COMAE COMAS COMER COMES COMPS CONED CONES COPED COPEN COPER COPES COPRA COPSE CORAM CORDS CORED CORES CORMS CORNS CORPS CORSE COSED CRAME CRAMP CRAMS CRANE CRANS CRAPE CRAPS CREAM CREDO CREDS CREMS CRENA CREPS CROME CRONE CROPS DACES DAMES DAMNS DAMPS DANCE DARES DARNS DEANS DEARN DEARS DECOR DECOS DEMAN DEMON DEMOS DENAR DERMA DERMS DERNS DEROS DOERS DOMES DONAS DONER DOPAS DOPER DOPES DORES DORMS DORPS DORSA DORSE DOSER DRACO DRAMS DRAPE DRAPS DREAM DROME DRONE DROPS EARDS EARNS ECADS EMACS ENARM ENORM ESCAR MACED MACER MACES MACON MACRO MADRE MANED MANES MANOR MANOS MANSE MARCS MARES MARON MARSE MASED MASER MASON MEADS MEANS MENAD MENDS MENSA MERCS MESON MOANS MODER MODES MOERS MONAD MONAS MONDE MONER MOPED MOPER MOPES MORAE MORAS MORES MORNE MORNS MORSE MOSED NACRE NAMED NAMER NAMES NAPED NAPES NARCO NARCS NARDS NARES NEAPS NEARS NEMAS NERDS NODES NOMAD NOMAS NOMES NORMA NORMS NOSED NOSER OARED OCEAN OCREA OMENS OMERS ONCER ONCES ONERS OPENS OPERA ORCAS OREAD OSCAR PACED PACER PACES PACOS PADRE PAEDO PAEON PANCE PANDS PANED PANES PARDS PARED PAREO PARES PARSE PASEO PEANS PEARS PECAN PEDRO PENDS PEONS PERMS PERNS POEMS POMES PONCE PONDS PONES PORAE PORED PORES POSED POSER PRADS PRAMS PRAOS PRASE PREMS PREON PRESA PROAS PRODS PROEM PROMS PRONE PROSE PSOAE PSORA RACED RACES RACON RADON RAMEN RAMPS RANCE RANDS RASED READS REAMS REANS REAPS RECAP RECON REDAN REDON REDOS REMAN REMAP RENDS REPOS RESOD ROADS ROAMS ROANS RODES ROMAN ROMPS RONDE RONES ROPED ROPES ROSED SAMEN SANED SANER SAPOR SARED SAROD SCAMP SCAND SCAPE SCARE SCARP SCENA SCEND SCONE SCOPA SCOPE SCORE SCORN SCRAE SCRAM SCRAN SCRAP SCROD SEDAN SENOR SEPAD SERAC SERON SMEAR SMORE SNARE SNEAD SNEAP SNOEP SNORE SOARE SOMAN SONAR SONCE SONDE SOPRA SORDA SORED SPACE SPADE SPADO SPAED SPAER SPANE SPARD SPARE SPEAN SPEAR SPEND SPERM SPODE SPORE SPRAD SPRED SPROD

4 letter words (327)

ACED ACER ACES ACME ACNE ACRE ADOS AEON AERO AESC AMEN AMES AMPS ANCE ANDS ANES APED APER APES APOD APOS APSE APSO ARCO ARCS ARDS ARED ARES ARMS CADE CADS CAME CAMO CAMP CAMS CANE CANS CAPE CAPO CAPS CARD CARE CARN CARP CARS CASE CEAS CENS CEPS CERO CODA CODE CODS COED COMA COME COMP COMS COND CONE CONS COPE COPS CORD CORE CORM CORN CORS COSE CRAM CRAN CRED CREM CROP DACE DAES DAME DAMP DAMS DANS DAPS DARE DARN DEAN DEAR DECO DEMO DENS DERM DERN DERO DOCS DOEN DOER DOES DOME DOMS DONA DONE DONS DOPA DOPE DOPS DORE DORM DORP DORS DOSE DRAC DRAM DRAP DROP EANS EARD EARN EARS ECAD ECOD ECOS EMOS ENDS EOAN EONS EPOS ERAS ERNS EROS MACE MACS MADE MADS MAES MAND MANE MANO MANS MAPS MARC MARD MARE MARS MASE MEAD MEAN MEDS MEND MENO MERC MESA MNAS MOAN MOAS MOCS MODE MODS MOER MOES MONA MONS MOPE MOPS MORA MORE MORN MORS MOSE NADS NAME NAMS NAOS NAPE NAPS NARC NARD NARE NEAP NEAR NEDS NEMA NEPS NERD NODE NODS NOES NOMA NOME NOMS NOPE NORM NOSE OARS OCAS ODAS ODEA ODES OMEN OMER ONCE ONER ONES OPED OPEN OPES ORAD ORCA ORCS ORDS ORES OSAR PACE PACO PACS PADS PAMS PAND PANE PANS PARD PARE PARS PASE PEAN PEAR PEAS PECS PEDS PEND PENS PEON PERM PERN PESO POAS PODS POEM POME POMS POND PONE PONS PORE POSE PRAD PRAM PRAO PREM PROA PROD PROM PROS RACE RADE RADS RAMP RAMS RAND RAPS RASE RASP READ REAM REAN REAP RECS REDO REDS REMS REND RENS REOS REPO REPS ROAD ROAM ROAN ROCS RODE RODS ROED ROES ROMA ROMP ROMS RONE ROPE ROSE SADE SADO SAME SAMP SAND SANE SARD SCAD SCAM SCAN SCAR SCOP SEAM SEAN SEAR SECO SENA SEND SERA SNAP SNAR SNED SNOD SOAP SOAR SOCA SODA SOMA SOME SONE SORA SORD SORE SORN SPAE SPAM SPAN SPAR SPEC SPED SPOD

3 letter words (154)

ACE ADO ADS AME AMP AND ANE ANS APE APO ARC ARD ARE ARM ARS ASP CAD CAM CAN CAP CAR CEP COD CON COP COR COS DAE DAM DAN DAP DAS DEN DOC DOE DOM DON DOP DOR DOS DSO EAN EAR EAS ECO EDS EMO EMS END ENS EON ERA ERM ERN ERS MAC MAD MAE MAN MAP MAR MAS MED MEN MES MNA MOA MOC MOD MOE MON MOP MOR MOS NAE NAM NAP NAS NED NEP NOD NOM NOR NOS OAR OCA ODA ODE ODS OES OMS ONE ONS OPE OPS ORA ORC ORD ORE ORS OSE PAC PAD PAM PAN PAR PAS PEA PEC PED PEN PER PES POA POD POM POS PRE PRO RAD RAM RAN RAP RAS REC RED REM REN REO REP RES ROC ROD ROE ROM SAC SAD SAE SAM SAN SAP SAR SEA SEC SED SEN SER SMA SOC SOD SOM SON SOP SPA

2 letter words (33)

AD AE AM AN AR AS DA DE DO EA ED EM EN ER ES MA ME MO NA NE NO OD OE OM ON OP OR OS PA PE PO RE SO

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