COUNTERFOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COUNTERFOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
c3o1u1n1t1e1r1f4o1i1l1
PlayableCOUNTERFOIL · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept COUNTERFOIL?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.45
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.09%
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERFOIL is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERFOIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
counterfoilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERFOIL scores
Scrabble c3o1u1n1t1e1r1f4o1i1l1 16
Words with Friends c4o1u2n2t1e1r1f4o1i1l2 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in COUNTERFOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERFOIL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COUNTERFOIL
1 longer words begin with COUNTERFOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERFOIL
confiteor14 confiture14 flouncier14 fluorotic14 inflector14 elocution11 intercool11 confuter13 cornloft13 flection13 forceout13 infector13 fluorine11 fluorite11 footrule11 roofline11 controle10 controul10 countrol10 encolour10 lincture10 locution10 neurotic10 unerotic10 unicolor10 outliner8 coinfer12 confute12 conifer12 flounce12 flueric12 fluoric12 frounce12 functor12 funicle12 inflect12 inforce12 lucifer12 uncleft12 fleuron10
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Common questions about COUNTERFOIL
- Is COUNTERFOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERFOIL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERFOIL worth?
- COUNTERFOIL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERFOIL?
- COUNTERFOIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COUNTERFOIL:
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