COUNSELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. COUNSELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNSELLING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNSELLING is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNSELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
counsellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNSELLING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COUNSELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNSELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNSELLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
Professional guidance that helps people deal with personal, emotional or psychological difficulties.
Counselling usually means regular conversations with a trained listener rather than medical treatment. Schools, workplaces and charities offer it for grief, stress and relationship problems. The double l is the British spelling; American English writes counseling.
How COUNSELLING is used
Standard British spelling for talking-based professional support.
- She sought counselling after the loss of her job.
- The college offers free counselling to students.
- Marriage counselling helped them talk openly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNSELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNSELLING
1 longer words begin with COUNSELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNSELLING
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Common questions about COUNSELLING
- Is COUNSELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNSELLING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNSELLING worth?
- COUNSELLING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNSELLING mean?
- Professional guidance that helps people deal with personal, emotional or psychological difficulties.
- What letters can be added to COUNSELLING?
- COUNSELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COUNSELLING:
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