compose: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 13 letter points · starts with C · ends with E
Meaning of compose
verb
- transitive
To make something by merging parts.
Example: The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters.
- transitive
To make up the whole; to constitute.
Example: A church is composed of its members.
- intransitive, transitive
To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
Example: The orator composed his speech over the week prior.
- reflexive, sometimes
To calm; to free from agitation.
Example: Try to compose your thoughts.
Listed forms: composes, composing, composed.
Source: Wiktionary — compose.
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 compose.
verb
write music
verb
produce a literary work
verb
put together out of existing material
verb
make up plans or basic details for
- frame
- draw up
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is compose in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of compose
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + P(3) + O(1) + S(1) + E(1) = 13 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 compose
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from compose
72 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in compose. Showing up to 24, longest first.