COUNTERBALANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. COUNTERBALANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
c3o1u1n1t1e1r1b3a1l1a1n1c3e1
PlayableCOUNTERBALANCE · 14 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
14letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept COUNTERBALANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.43
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.29%
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERBALANCE is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERBALANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERBALANCE scores
Scrabble c3o1u1n1t1e1r1b3a1l1a1n1c3e1 20
Words with Friends c4o1u2n2t1e1r1b4a1l2a1n2c4e1 27
Face value of the 14 tiles in COUNTERBALANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERBALANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COUNTERBALANCE
2 longer words begin with COUNTERBALANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERBALANCE
concelebrant18 accountable17 connectable17 contubernal15 untraceable15 unelaborate13 accelerant14 nonaccrual14 outbalance14 reluctance14 tabernacle14 trabeculae14 alternance12 connatural12 unatonable12 untearable12 accruable15 buccaneer15 cancelbot15 carbuncle15 accentual13 bracteole13 cancerate13 canoeable13 carbonate13 celebrant13 clearance13 concealer13 concenter13 concentre13 concreate13 connecter13 countable13 creatable13 enactable13 reactance13 rebalance13 reconnect13 trabecula13 traceable13
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Common questions about COUNTERBALANCE
- Is COUNTERBALANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERBALANCE, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERBALANCE worth?
- COUNTERBALANCE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERBALANCE?
- COUNTERBALANCE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of COUNTERBALANCE:
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