408 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERBORING, starting with COUNTERBORING itself: 18 in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends. The 13 letters split into 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from COUNTERBORING by length: 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 5 with 10, 23 with 9, 48 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2. None has 11 letters.
RECONTOURING is the only one of the 12-letter words in COUNTERBORING; it scores 15 points.
Of the 5 10-letter words made with COUNTERBORING letters, 4 score 13 points, the group's best.
CROTONBUG tops the 9-letter words from COUNTERBORING at 14 points; next come BINTURONG and CONGRUENT on 12. RETURNING and CENTURION will look familiar.
The 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBORING are led by BOUNCING, BUNCOING and COURBING, 13 points each. CONTINUE, COUNTING and NITROGEN are the familiar ones.
BUNCING and CURBING are the top 7-letter words made with COUNTERBORING letters, 12 points each. CURRENT, COUNTER and BURNING will look familiar.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERBORING, COBURG and CUBING tie for first at 11 points. BORING, BOUNCE and TUBING are everyday picks.
9 of 60 5-letter words from COUNTERBORING tie at 9 points; none scores more. BEING, BRING and BEGIN will look familiar.
60 4-letter words in COUNTERBORING; 4 of them share the top score of 8. BORN, CENT and BOOT are everyday picks.
COB and CUB are the top 3-letter words made with COUNTERBORING letters, 7 points each. BUT, BIG and BIT will look familiar.
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RECONTOURING (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COUNTERBORING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERBORING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 408) | 331 | 407 | 297 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 77 of them: COUNTERBORING, COURBING, BUNCING, CORNUTING, CORRIGENT, RECOURING, UNBOOTING, BRUNTING, COBURG, RECURING, RUBICON, BOUNING and 65 more. Words With Friends* skips 34 of them: CROTONBUG, ECOTOURING, BINTURONG, ONTOGENIC, UROBORIC, BOURGIER, BRUCITE, BOUGIER, BOURGIE, CROONIER, NOCEBO, UNBEING and 22 more. Scrabble UK skips 1 of them: BINT.