COUNTERWEIGHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. COUNTERWEIGHS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept COUNTERWEIGHS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COUNTERWEIGHS is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COUNTERWEIGHS
No single letter turns COUNTERWEIGHS into another word.
How COUNTERWEIGHS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in COUNTERWEIGHS, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTERWEIGHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COUNTERWEIGHS
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Common questions about COUNTERWEIGHS
- Is COUNTERWEIGHS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTERWEIGHS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COUNTERWEIGHS worth?
- COUNTERWEIGHS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COUNTERWEIGHS?
- No single letter can be added to COUNTERWEIGHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of COUNTERWEIGHS:
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