Unscramble COUNTERFIRES to get 466 words. COUNTERFIRES itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 20 in Words With Friends. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from COUNTERFIRES split into 1 with 12 letters, 2 with 11, 9 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 34 with 2.
The best of the 11-letter words in COUNTERFIRES is COUNTERFIRE, 16 points; INTERCOURSE on 13 follows.
Among 9 10-letter words made with COUNTERFIRES letters, the top score is 15, reached by 5. REINFORCES is the familiar one.
18 of 60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERFIRES tie at 14 points; none scores more. COUNTRIES, CENTURIES and REINFORCE will look familiar.
Of the 60 8-letter words from COUNTERFIRES, 26 score 13 points, the group's best. FRONTIER, FORENSIC and FOURTEEN are the ones most people know.
60 7-letter words from COUNTERFIRES; 22 of them share the top score of 12. FORTUNE, ENFORCE and FERRIES are everyday picks.
21 of 60 6-letter words in COUNTERFIRES tie at 11 points; none scores more. FOREST, FORCES and FOSTER will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with COUNTERFIRES letters, 16 score 10 points, the group's best. FIRST, FORCE and FOCUS are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERFIRES, the top score is 9, reached by 12. FREE, INFO and FOUR are the familiar ones.
29 of 60 3-letter words from COUNTERFIRES tie at 6 points; none scores more. FUN, CUT and FEE will look familiar.
Keep every letter of COUNTERFIRES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 12-letter words
The 4 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by CONFRERES, CONFUTERS, ENFORCERS and FRENETICS (14 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COUNTERFIRES works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERFIRES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 466) | 357 | 465 | 321 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 108 of them: CERIFEROUS, CONFRERIES, CONFISEUR, CONFRERIE, FIRECREST, RENFORCES, FORINSEC, FRUTICES, INFORCES, RENFORCE, CONFEST, FICTORS and 96 more. Words With Friends* skips 36 of them: OUTFENCES, RECONFERS, OUTFENCE, RECONFER, FRICOTS, NETSURFER, TIERCERONS, CONSTRUER, CRUFTS, FOUSTIER, FRICOT, INSECURER and 24 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: FI.
This word takes every letter of COUNTERFIRES plus a single extra one.