458 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERBLAST, starting with COUNTERBLAST itself: 16 in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are CONSTRUABLE and OBTRUNCATES, 15 points each. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COUNTERBLAST split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 6 with 10, 51 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 38 with 2.
Every one of the 2 11-letter words made with COUNTERBLAST letters scores 15.
The 10-letter words in COUNTERBLAST are led by OBTRUNCATE and SUBCENTRAL, 14 points each. TURNTABLES is the familiar one.
Of the 51 9-letter words from COUNTERBLAST, 11 score 13 points, the group's best. RELUCTANT, CONSULATE and CONSTABLE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBLAST, the top score is 12, reached by 18. CONTRAST, ABSOLUTE and OBSTACLE are the familiar ones.
30 of 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBLAST tie at 11 points; none scores more. BATTLES, OBSCURE and BLASTER will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words from COUNTERBLAST, the top score is 10, reached by 38. CABLES, CARBON and ACTORS are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words in COUNTERBLAST, 31 score 9 points, the group's best. ABOUT, CABLE and ABUSE are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with COUNTERBLAST letters; 12 of them share the top score of 8. BEST, CLUB and ABLE are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBLAST, the top score is 7, reached by 4. CAN, BUT and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of COUNTERBLAST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ST · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONSTRUABLE (15 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COUNTERBLAST, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERBLAST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 458) | 357 | 457 | 318 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
101 of the 458 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: OBTRUNCATES, OBTRUNCATE, BALCONETS, SUBCANTOR, BACONERS, BALCONET, CORBEAUS, COTTABUS, NEUROBLAST, BACONER, BECURLS, BLANCOS and 89 more. 38 of the 458 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ECTOBLAST, CLOTBURS, RECOUNTALS, SUBOCEAN, BUNCOES, CABLERS, CLEANOUTS, CLEAROUTS, CLOTBUR, CONSTRUAL, CUBESAT, ENTOBLAST and 26 more. 1 of the 458 answers is missing from Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: BRUTALEST.
These 2 words take every letter of COUNTERBLAST plus a single extra one.