COUNTERBIDDING is valid in North America, not in Collins — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERBIDDING is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept COUNTERBIDDING?
| 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 | Not listed |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERBIDDING is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERBIDDING
No single letter turns COUNTERBIDDING into another word.
How COUNTERBIDDING scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in COUNTERBIDDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERBIDDING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNTERBIDDING mean in Scrabble?
COUNTERBIDDING is the -ing form (present participle) of COUNTERBID.
COUNTERBID(noun) — A new offer, usually a higher one, made in reply to an earlier bid.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERBIDDING
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Common questions about COUNTERBIDDING
- Is COUNTERBIDDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERBIDDING, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERBIDDING worth?
- COUNTERBIDDING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERBIDDING?
- No single letter can be added to COUNTERBIDDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of COUNTERBIDDING:
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