COUNTERBRACE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERBRACE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COUNTERBRACE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERBRACE is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERBRACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERBRACE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COUNTERBRACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERBRACE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COUNTERBRACE
2 longer words begin with COUNTERBRACE.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERBRACE
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Common questions about COUNTERBRACE
- Is COUNTERBRACE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COUNTERBRACE is not in it.
- How many points is COUNTERBRACE worth?
- COUNTERBRACE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERBRACE?
- COUNTERBRACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COUNTERBRACE:
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