460 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERMANDS, starting with COUNTERMANDS itself: 17 in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends. COUNTERMAND is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 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.
Counting the words from COUNTERMANDS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 7 with 10, 48 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 43 with 2.
Just 1 of the 11-letter words made with COUNTERMANDS letters: COUNTERMAND, for 16 points.
MUCRONATED tops the 10-letter words in COUNTERMANDS at 15 points; next come COUNTERMAN and MONSTRANCE on 14.
Among the 9-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERMANDS, DEMOCRATS, DOCUMENTS and MANUCODES tie for first at 14 points. EDUCATORS, ORNAMENTS and CONSTRUED are everyday picks.
13 of 60 8-letter words from COUNTERMANDS tie at 13 points; none scores more. CUSTOMER, DOCUMENT and CONSUMER will look familiar.
Of the 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERMANDS, 8 score 12 points, the group's best. ROMANCE, COSTUME and COUNTED are the ones most people know.
Among 60 6-letter words from COUNTERMANDS, the top score is 11, reached by 4. CUSTOM, SCREAM and MACROS are the familiar ones.
MACED scores highest among the 5-letter words in COUNTERMANDS at 10 points, ahead of ACMES and CAMEO on 9. CARDS, COMES and CODES are the ones most people know.
60 4-letter words made with COUNTERMANDS letters; 19 of them share the top score of 8. MADE, CODE and CARD are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERMANDS, the top score is 7, reached by 4. CAN, CAR and MAN are the familiar ones.
Trade one tile of COUNTERMANDS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in DS · all 12-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by DEMOCRATS, DOCUMENTS and MANUCODES (14 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
COUNTERMANDS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERMANDS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 460) | 365 | 460 | 332 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 95 of them: MUCRONATED, CAUMSTONE, CUMARONES, CUSTOMED, DECUMANS, UNRANSOMED, CAMSTONE, CONNATURES, CREMONAS, CUMARONE, MUNDANEST, NORMANDES and 83 more. Words With Friends* skips 33 of them: MANUCODES, MANUCODE, MERCADOS, OUTSCREAM, CERATODUS, MERCADO, NONSACRED, NOTECARDS, TRANSCODE, TRANSOMED, UNDERMANS, NEUROMAST and 21 more.