COUNTERMINE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COUNTERMINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNTERMINE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERMINE is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERMINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERMINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COUNTERMINE, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERMINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNTERMINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A tunnel dug to meet and wreck an enemy tunnel, or a mine set to destroy enemy mines.
In siege warfare defenders dug a countermine to break into the attackers' tunnel before it reached the wall. As a verb, to countermine is to oppose in that way, or by secret plotting. Naval usage later applied the word to clearing sea mines.
How COUNTERMINE is used
Countermine is a military term, mostly historical.
- The defenders dug a countermine beneath the wall.
- Engineers worked day and night to countermine the enemy tunnel.
- The rival minister tried to countermine the plan in secret.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNTERMINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNTERMINE
2 longer words begin with COUNTERMINE.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERMINE
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Common questions about COUNTERMINE
- Is COUNTERMINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERMINE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERMINE worth?
- COUNTERMINE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNTERMINE mean?
- A tunnel dug to meet and wreck an enemy tunnel, or a mine set to destroy enemy mines.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERMINE?
- COUNTERMINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COUNTERMINE:
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