COUNTERPACES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERPACES 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 COUNTERPACES?
| 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 COUNTERPACES is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERPACES
No single letter turns COUNTERPACES into another word.
How COUNTERPACES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COUNTERPACES, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERPACES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERPACES
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Common questions about COUNTERPACES
- Is COUNTERPACES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COUNTERPACES is not in it.
- How many points is COUNTERPACES worth?
- COUNTERPACES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERPACES?
- No single letter can be added to COUNTERPACES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COUNTERPACES:
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