Unscramble COMPULSATIVE and you have 434 words, COMPULSATIVE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 27 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
C34O1M34P34U12L12S1A1T1I1V45E1
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from COMPULSATIVE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 2 with 10, 27 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2.
COPULATIVES is the only one of the 11-letter words made with COMPULSATIVE letters; it scores 18 points.
COMPULSIVE tops the 10-letter words in COMPULSATIVE at 19 points; next comes COPULATIVE on 17.
COMPLUVIA scores highest among the 9-letter words from COMPULSATIVE at 18 points, ahead of MUSCOVITE and SEMIVOCAL on 16.
4 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPULSATIVE tie at 15 points; none scores more. MISPLACE, COMPLIES and COLISEUM will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from COMPULSATIVE, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. IMPACTS, VOLUMES and COMPILE are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in COMPULSATIVE; 4 of them share the top score of 13. MOVIES, ACTIVE and IMPACT are everyday picks.
Among the 5-letter words made with COMPULSATIVE letters, VAMPS leads with 12 points, then CAMPI and CAMPO on 11. MOVIE, VOICE and MOVES are the familiar ones.
VAMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COMPULSATIVE at 11 points, ahead of CAMP and COMP on 10. COME, CAME and MOVE are the ones most people know.
5 of 60 3-letter words from COMPULSATIVE tie at 8 points; none scores more. MAP, ACT and CAT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COMPULSATIVE for another and you can spell this word:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in VE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 4 highest-scoring answers, starting with CAPTIVES, CLUMPIEST, COMPLEATS and VICOMTES (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: COMPULSATIVE is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPULSATIVE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 434) | 336 | 434 | 305 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
98 of the 434 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COMPULSATIVE, COMPLUVIA, SEMIVOCAL, VITASCOPE, EMPLASTIC, PUMICATES, COMPITAL, COMPULSE, IMPAVES, PELMATIC, PLACITUM, PLUMCOTS and 86 more. 31 of the 434 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: COMPLEATS, VAMPIEST, CAMPOUTS, CLUMPETS, PULSATIVE, CAMPOUT, CLUMPET, EUPLASTIC, OUTPLACES, SCOPULATE, SEMIOVAL, SPICULATE and 19 more.