Dictionary Check: compelling

"compelling" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 24 points

Definition

adjective

driving or forcing

Example: "compelling ambition"
adjective

tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument

Example: "new and compelling evidence"
verb

force somebody to do something

Example: "We compel all students to fill out this form"
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verb

necessitate or exact

Example: "the water shortage compels conservation"
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