463 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERBASES, starting with COUNTERBASES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. COUNTERBASE is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. It has 12 letters, 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from COUNTERBASES by length: 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 11 with 10, 54 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 35 with 2.
COUNTERBASE tops the 11-letter words made with COUNTERBASES letters at 15 points; next comes RACONTEUSES on 13.
Among 11 10-letter words in COUNTERBASES, the top score is 14, reached by 6.
16 of 54 9-letter words from COUNTERBASES tie at 13 points; none scores more. SUBSTANCE and ANCESTORS will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBASES, 24 score 12 points, the group's best. COUNTERS, ANCESTOR and COASTERS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBASES, the top score is 11, reached by 34. ABSENCE, OBSCURE and OBSCENE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 6-letter words from COUNTERBASES, 34 score 10 points, the group's best. ACROSS, CARBON and ACTORS are the ones most people know.
30 of 60 5-letter words in COUNTERBASES tie at 9 points; none scores more. ABOUT, ABUSE and ACTOR will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words made with COUNTERBASES letters, the top score is 8, reached by 10. BEEN, BEST and BASE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBASES, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. CAN, BUT and CAR are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of COUNTERBASES for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 7 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CURBSTONES (14 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: COUNTERBASES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERBASES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 463) | 349 | 463 | 318 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
114 of the 463 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COUNTERBASES, COUNTERBASE, SUBCANTORS, SUBCENTRES, RACONTEUSES, SUBCANTOR, SUBCENTRE, SUBCOSTAE, BACONERS, BARONETESS, CARBEENS, CARBENES and 102 more. 31 of the 463 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: OBSECRATES, OBSECRATE, RUBESCENT, CUBESATS, SUBOCEAN, ABORTUSES, BUNCOES, CUBESAT, BEERNUTS, BONCES, BOREASES, CANTUSES and 19 more.