Is “Compare” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
COMPARE
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Valid

Meaning of Compare

/kəmˈpɛə/

noun
  1. 1.Comparison.

  2. 2.An instruction or command that compares two values.

  3. 3.Illustration by comparison; simile.

verb
  1. 1.To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

    Compare the tiger's coloration with that of the zebra.

  2. 2.To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].

    Astronomers have compared comets to dirty snowballs.

  3. 3.(grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).

    We compare "good" as "good", "better", "best".