COUNTERARGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COUNTERARGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNTERARGUE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERARGUE is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERARGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERARGUE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COUNTERARGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERARGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNTERARGUE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To answer an argument with reasons against it.
When you counterargue, you meet a claim point by point with your own case. It is a standard move in debates and in essays that weigh opposing views.
How COUNTERARGUE is used
Counterargue is used in academic and debating contexts, often with a that clause.
- She chose to counterargue that the data were incomplete.
- Students were asked to counterargue the author's main claim.
- He tried to counterargue, but she had already left the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNTERARGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNTERARGUE
2 longer words begin with COUNTERARGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERARGUE
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Common questions about COUNTERARGUE
- Is COUNTERARGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERARGUE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERARGUE worth?
- COUNTERARGUE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNTERARGUE mean?
- To answer an argument with reasons against it.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERARGUE?
- COUNTERARGUE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COUNTERARGUE:
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