COUNTERMYTH is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COUNTERMYTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COUNTERMYTH?
| 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 | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERMYTH is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERMYTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
countermythsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COUNTERMYTH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in COUNTERMYTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERMYTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COUNTERMYTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A story or belief set up to oppose and replace an established myth.
Movements and writers sometimes build a countermyth to challenge a popular legend about a nation or group. It tends to be just as simplified as the story it attacks.
How COUNTERMYTH is used
Used in cultural and historical commentary.
- The novel offers a countermyth to the tale of the lone pioneer.
- Every national legend eventually draws a countermyth.
- Historians called the film a countermyth about the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COUNTERMYTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COUNTERMYTH
1 longer words begin with COUNTERMYTH.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERMYTH
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Common questions about COUNTERMYTH
- Is COUNTERMYTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERMYTH, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERMYTH worth?
- COUNTERMYTH is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COUNTERMYTH mean?
- A story or belief set up to oppose and replace an established myth.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERMYTH?
- COUNTERMYTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of COUNTERMYTH:
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