Unscramble COUNTERBIDDEN and you have 449 words, COUNTERBIDDEN itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. It has 13 letters, 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from COUNTERBIDDEN by length: 1 with 13 letters, 2 with 11, 10 with 10, 44 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2. None has 12 letters.
Among the 11-letter words in COUNTERBIDDEN, NONDIRECTED leads with 15 points, then RECONTINUED on 14.
The best of the 10-letter words made with COUNTERBIDDEN letters is COUNTERBID, 15 points; INTRODUCED and REINDUCTED on 14 follow.
RUBICONED scores highest among the 9-letter words from COUNTERBIDDEN at 14 points, ahead of BETRODDEN and BUDTENDER on 13. CONTINUED, REDUCTION and INTRODUCE are the ones most people know.
BEDUNCED tops the 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBIDDEN at 14 points; next come BENEDICT and ICEBOUND on 13. CONTINUE, DIRECTED and DOCTRINE will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words from COUNTERBIDDEN, 4 score 12 points, the group's best. REDUCED, INDUCED and COUNTED are the ones most people know.
60 6-letter words in COUNTERBIDDEN; 6 of them share the top score of 11. DECIDE, BIDDER and BOUNCE are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words made with COUNTERBIDDEN letters are led by CEBID and CUBED, 10 points each. BOUND, DECOR and CITED are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBIDDEN, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. BEEN, CODE and DEBT are the ones most people know.
Among the 3-letter words from COUNTERBIDDEN, COB and CUB tie for first at 7 points. BUT, DID and BIT are everyday picks.
Keep every letter of COUNTERBIDDEN but one, change that one, and you get:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in EN · all 13-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; NONDIRECTED (15 points) takes the top spot.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Not in Scrabble, but COUNTERBIDDEN is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERBIDDEN itself | No | No | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 449) | 348 | 448 | 327 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
100 of the 449 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RECONTINUED, RUBICONED, BETRODDEN, CONTUNDED, REDOUBTED, UNOBEDIENT, BONETIRED, COURBED, OBTENDED, RECONTINUE, UNCORDED, UNDERNOTED and 88 more. 22 of the 449 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: BUDTENDER, OUTBIDDER, RETCONNED, UNBONDED, UNDERBITE, BRUCITE, BUTEONINE, INCENTED, RECONNED, UNCEDED, BENDIER, BONCE and 10 more. 1 of the 449 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: COUNTERBIDDEN.