competitive: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 20 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of competitive
adj
Of or pertaining to competition.
Inclined to compete.
Capable of competing successfully.
Relating to the inhibition of the effects of a chemical substance by another substance competing with it for binding or bonding.
Example: competitive antagonist
Source: Wiktionary — competitive.
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 competitive.
adjective
involving competition or competitiveness
- competitory
adjective
subscribing to capitalistic competition
- free-enterprise
- private-enterprise
adjective
showing a fighting disposition
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is competitive in our word lists?
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Letter-value score of competitive
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + E(1) + T(1) + I(1) + T(1) + I(1) + V(4) + E(1) = 20 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 competitive
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 competitive
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