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/kəmˈpliːt/
verbadjectivenoun

COMPLETE means to finish or make whole; it scores 14 points in Scrabble and has no anagrams or one-letter neighbours.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

    “He completed the assignment on time.”

  2. To make whole or entire.

    “The last chapter completes the book nicely.”

  3. To call from the small blind in an unraised pot.

  4. to accomplish every significant achievement within a field

Adjective 4 meanings

  1. With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

    “My life will be complete once I buy this new television.”

  2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

    “When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin.”

  3. Generic intensifier.

  4. In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. A completed survey.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English compleet (“full, complete”), borrowed from Old French complet or Latin completus, past participle of compleō (“to fill up, to complete”) (whence also complement, compliment), from com- + pleō (“to fill, to fulfill”) (whence also deplete, replete, plenty), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (“to fill”) (English full).

Similar and opposite words

Similar
accomplishfinishabsolveconcludeconsummatediscontinuedoend
Opposite
incomplete

COMPLETE is an eight-letter word with familiar everyday uses and a less obvious poker sense. It can mean to finish something or make it whole; in poker, it describes calling from the small blind in an unraised pot. Its 14-point Scrabble score comes from three 3-point tiles and five 1-point tiles.

COMPLETE at a glance

  • COMPLETE has eight letters and scores 14 base points in Scrabble.
  • C, M, and P each add 3 points; its other five tiles are worth 1 point apiece.
  • The word has no anagrams and no one-letter neighbours.
  • Twelve rhymes share its -ete ending, including CONCRETE, COMPETE, and DELETE.

What is the COMPLETE meaning?

As a verb, COMPLETE means to finish something or bring it to an end: you complete a task, form, or journey. It can also mean to make something whole or entire, as when missing pieces complete a set.

The word has a specific poker use, too. In an unraised pot, the small blind can complete by calling the amount needed to match the big blind. That table meaning is distinct from the everyday sense of finishing a job.

COMPLETE meaning, score, and rhymes

COMPLETE scores 14 points before board bonuses in Scrabble. C, M, and P supply 9 of those points together, while O, L, T, and the two E tiles contribute the remaining 5. The score is solid for an ordinary word, but it does not depend on a single premium letter.

CONCRETE, COMPETE, and DELETE are among its twelve rhymes; INCOMPLETE and OBSOLETE share the same ending, too. COMPLETE itself has no anagrams or one-letter neighbours, so changing one tile will not produce a neighbour. It appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE; check your game's word list before playing.

Rhymes with complete

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Questions people ask

What does COMPLETE mean?
COMPLETE means to finish something or make it whole. You can complete a task, or complete a set by adding its missing part. In poker, the word also describes a small blind calling the amount needed to match the big blind in an unraised pot.
How many points is COMPLETE in Scrabble?
COMPLETE is worth 14 base points in Scrabble, before any premium-square bonuses. Its C, M, and P are each worth 3 points, while O, L, T, and both E tiles add 1 point apiece.
Does COMPLETE have any anagrams or one-letter neighbours?
No. COMPLETE has zero anagrams and zero one-letter neighbours in the listed word data. It does have twelve rhymes, including CONCRETE, COMPETE, DELETE, and INCOMPLETE, so sound-alike options are easier to find than letter rearrangements.

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