COUNTSHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. COUNTSHIP 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept COUNTSHIP?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful COUNTSHIP is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for COUNTSHIP

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How COUNTSHIP scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in COUNTSHIP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COUNTSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about COUNTSHIP

• All 9 letters of COUNTSHIP are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with COUNTSHIP

1 longer words begin with COUNTSHIP.

Shorter words from the letters in COUNTSHIP

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Common questions about COUNTSHIP

Is COUNTSHIP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts COUNTSHIP, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is COUNTSHIP worth?

COUNTSHIP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to COUNTSHIP?

COUNTSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.