COUNTERPEISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERPEISES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COUNTERPEISES?
| 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 COUNTERPEISES is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERPEISES
No single letter turns COUNTERPEISES into another word.
How COUNTERPEISES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in COUNTERPEISES, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERPEISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERPEISES
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Common questions about COUNTERPEISES
- Is COUNTERPEISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COUNTERPEISES is not in it.
- How many points is COUNTERPEISES worth?
- COUNTERPEISES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERPEISES?
- No single letter can be added to COUNTERPEISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of COUNTERPEISES:
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