COUNTERBRACES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERBRACES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COUNTERBRACES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERBRACES is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERBRACES
No single letter turns COUNTERBRACES into another word.
How COUNTERBRACES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in COUNTERBRACES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERBRACES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERBRACES
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Common questions about COUNTERBRACES
- Is COUNTERBRACES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COUNTERBRACES is not in it.
- How many points is COUNTERBRACES worth?
- COUNTERBRACES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERBRACES?
- No single letter can be added to COUNTERBRACES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of COUNTERBRACES:
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