competition: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 17 letter points · starts with C · ends with N
Meaning of competition
noun
- uncountable
The action of competing.
Example: The competition for this job is strong.
- countable
A contest for a prize or award.
Example: The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
- collective, uncountable
The competitors in such a contest.
Example: The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
Listed forms: competitions.
Source: Wiktionary — competition.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for competition.
noun
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
noun
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
noun
the contestant you hope to defeat
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of competition
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + E(1) + T(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of competition
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from competition
224 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in competition. Showing up to 24, longest first.