COMPASSES

What COMPASSES Means

COMPASSES is a form of COMPASS, which means:

1. noun: navigational instrument for finding directions
2. noun: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:“a piano has a greater range than the human voice”
3. verb: bring about; accomplish“This writer attempts more than his talents can compass”
4. verb: travel around, either by plane or ship“We compassed the earth”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

COMPASSES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as C3 O1 M3 P3 A1 S1 S1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In COMPASSES

245 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.

7 letter words (6)

6 letter words (19)

5 letter words (58)

4 letter words (92)

3 letter words (53)

2 letter words (17)

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