Definition of compliance

"compliance" in the noun sense

1. conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance

acting according to certain accepted standards

"their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"

2. complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

3. submission, compliance

the act of submitting usually surrendering power to another

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Quotations for compliance

Much compliance much craft. [ Proverb ]

Faith is obedience, not compliance. [ George MacDonald ]

A sweet and innocent compliance is the cement of lore. [ Proverb ]

compliance in Scrabble®

The word compliance is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters compliance:

COMPLIANCE
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

calcine, campion, coalmen, cocaine, coeliac, comical, compile, conceal, conical, impanel, inplace, laconic, meconic, oceanic, opaline, panicle, pelican, pemican, polemic

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word compliance

COMPLIANCE
(189)
COMPLIANCE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In compliance

COMPLIANCE
(189)
COMPLIANCE
(171)
COMPLIANCE
(126)
COMPLIANCE
(114)
PEMICAN
(102 = 52 + 50)
CAMPION
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POLEMIC
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MECONIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
COMICAL
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COMPILE
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CAMPION
(98 = 48 + 50)
COMICAL
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PEMICAN
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MECONIC
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COMPILE
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CAMPION
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MECONIC
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COMPILE
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CAMPION
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COELIAC
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OCEANIC
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CALCINE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PANICLE
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LACONIC
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COCAINE
(94 = 44 + 50)
PELICAN
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IMPANEL
(94 = 44 + 50)
CONCEAL
(94 = 44 + 50)
INPLACE
(94 = 44 + 50)
COALMEN
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CAMPION
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MECONIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
POLEMIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
MECONIC
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CALCINE
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MECONIC
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COMPILE
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CONCEAL
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COCAINE
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PEMICAN
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COMPILE
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CAMPION
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PEMICAN
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CAMPION
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PEMICAN
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OCEANIC
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OCEANIC
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IMPANEL
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CAMPION
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CONCEAL
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COMICAL
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INPLACE
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PANICLE
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compliance in Words With Friends™

The word compliance is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters compliance:

COMPLIANCE
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

calcine, campion, coalmen, cocaine, coeliac, comical, compile, conceal, conical, impanel, inplace, laconic, meconic, oceanic, opaline, panicle, pelican, pemican, polemic

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word compliance

COMPLIANCE
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COMPLIANCE
(270)
COMPLIANCE
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COMPLIANCE
(156)
COMPLIANCE
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In compliance

COMPLIANCE
(306)
COMPLIANCE
(270)
COMPLIANCE
(192)
COMPLIANCE
(156)
PEMICAN
(134 = 99 + 35)
COMICAL
(134 = 99 + 35)
POLEMIC
(134 = 99 + 35)
MECONIC
(134 = 99 + 35)
CAMPION
(134 = 99 + 35)
COMPILE
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COCAINE
(125 = 90 + 35)
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MECONIC
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POLEMIC
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COMICAL
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CAMPION
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PANICLE
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONICAL
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CALCINE
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CONICAL
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CALCINE
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CONCEAL
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CAMPION
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LACONIC
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COMPILE
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COALMEN
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INPLACE
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PELICAN
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OCEANIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
COMPLIANCE
(112)
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(112)
COMPLIANCE
(112)
PEMICAN
(110 = 75 + 35)
CAMPION
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CAMPION
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MECONIC
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IMPANEL
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INPLACE
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CONCEAL
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CALCINE
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CAMPION
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IMPANEL
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MECONIC
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POLEMIC
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CONCEAL
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COALMEN
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COMPILE
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POLEMIC
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PANICLE
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COMPILE
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COMPLIANCE
(108)
OPALINE
(107 = 72 + 35)
OCEANIC
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PANICLE
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CONCEAL
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COMPLIANCE
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PEMICAN
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CAMPION
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MECONIC
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COMPLIANCE
(102)
COMPLIANCE
(102)
COCAINE
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COELIAC
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COELIAC
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OCEANIC
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COMPLIANCE
(100)
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COMPEL
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IPECAC
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ICECAP
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Words within the letters of compliance

2 letter words in compliance (16 words)

8 letter words in compliance (3 words)

9 letter words in compliance (1 word)

10 letter words in compliance (1 word)

compliance + 1 blank (1 word)

compliance + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence compliance

Words that start with compliance (2 words)

Words with compliance in them (2 words)

Words that end with compliance (4 words)

Word Growth involving compliance

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