Unscramble COUNTERPOINTS to get 485 words. COUNTERPOINTS itself is a real word: 17 points on a Scrabble board, 22 in Words With Friends. COUNTERPOINT is the best of the shorter words, at 16 points. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from COUNTERPOINTS split into 1 with 13 letters, 1 with 12, 7 with 11, 22 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.
COUNTERPOINT is the only one of the 12-letter words in COUNTERPOINTS; it scores 16 points.
Of the 7 11-letter words made with COUNTERPOINTS letters, 4 score 15 points, the group's best. PROSECUTION, PROTECTIONS and CONTENTIOUS are the ones most people know.
Among 22 10-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERPOINTS, the top score is 14, reached by 11. PROTECTION and COUNTERTOP are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 9-letter words from COUNTERPOINTS, 18 score 13 points, the group's best. COUNTRIES, CONTINUES and INSPECTOR are the ones most people know.
31 of 60 8-letter words made with COUNTERPOINTS letters tie at 12 points; none scores more. PICTURES, CONTENTS and CONTINUE will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERPOINTS, the top score is 11, reached by 55. PICTURE, PROTECT and COUPONS are the familiar ones.
50 of 60 6-letter words from COUNTERPOINTS tie at 10 points; none scores more. PRICES, TOPICS and SCRIPT will look familiar.
Of the 60 5-letter words in COUNTERPOINTS, 34 score 9 points, the group's best. PRICE, TOPIC and SCOPE are the ones most people know.
20 of 60 4-letter words made with COUNTERPOINTS letters tie at 8 points; none scores more. COST, PICS and CORE will look familiar.
60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERPOINTS; 5 of them share the top score of 7. PUT, PRO and CUT are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of COUNTERPOINTS for another and you can spell these 4 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TS · all 13-letter words
Short meanings for the 3 highest-scoring answers, starting with PROSECUTION and PROTECTIONS (15 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COUNTERPOINTS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERPOINTS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 485) | 394 | 483 | 352 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: STENOTROPIC, ECTROPIONS, PRONUNCIOS, CORNETTINOS, ECTROPION, ENTOPTICS, OPTRONICS, PRONUNCIO, CORNETTINO, CROUPONS, ENTOPTIC, EUTROPIC and 78 more, 90 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: ESOTROPIC, NEOTROPIC, PECTINOUS, CREPITUS, OPTRONIC, PONTONIERS, PRETONIC, COPOUTS, CORNETTOS, CROONIEST, INOTROPES, INPUTTERS and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: CRIPS and CRIP, 2 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.