Unscramble COUNTERSHADINGS to get 612 words. COUNTERSHADINGS itself is a real word: 22 points on a Scrabble board, 26 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, COUNTERSHADING leads with 21 points. 15 letters: 5 vowels and 10 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
By length, the words from COUNTERSHADINGS split into 1 with 15 letters, 1 with 14, 1 with 13, 10 with 12, 59 with 11, 60 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 60 with 2.
There is a single one of the 14-letter words in COUNTERSHADINGS: COUNTERSHADING, 21 points.
UNDERCOATINGS is the only one of the 13-letter words made with COUNTERSHADINGS letters; it scores 17 points.
CHANGEROUNDS tops the 12-letter words from COUNTERSHADINGS at 19 points; next come SCOUTHERINGS and TOUCHINGNESS on 18.
Among the 11-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSHADINGS, CHANGEROUND and ROUGHCASTED tie for first at 18 points. CONSTRAINED is an everyday pick.
Among 60 10-letter words in COUNTERSHADINGS, the top score is 17, reached by 6. DISCHARGES is the familiar one.
Of the 60 9-letter words made with COUNTERSHADINGS letters, 13 score 16 points, the group's best. SEARCHING, DISCHARGE and UNCHANGED are the ones most people know.
60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSHADINGS; 7 of them share the top score of 15. CHEATING, CRASHING and CHARTING are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words from COUNTERSHADINGS, the top score is 14, reached by 7. CHANGES, CHANGED and CHARGES are the familiar ones.
The best of the 6-letter words in COUNTERSHADINGS is GACHED, 13 points; ACHING and ARCHED on 12 follow. CHANGE, CHARGE and CAUGHT are everyday picks.
27 of 60 5-letter words made with COUNTERSHADINGS letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CHINA, CHAIR and CHAIN will look familiar.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSHADINGS, the top score is 10, reached by 6. SUCH, EACH and TECH are the familiar ones.
9 of 60 3-letter words from COUNTERSHADINGS tie at 8 points; none scores more. HAS, HAD and HOT will look familiar.
CH scores highest among the 2-letter words in COUNTERSHADINGS at 7 points, ahead of AH and EH on 5. IN, IS and ON are the ones most people know.
Short meanings for the 6 highest-scoring answers, starting with ACHONDRITES, CHAGRINNED, CHUNDERING, DRAUGHTINESS, DRENCHINGS and DROUGHTINESS (17 points each).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COUNTERSHADINGS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERSHADINGS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 612) | 461 | 612 | 383 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 151 of them: CHANGEROUNDS, CHANGEROUND, ROUGHCASTED, SCOUTHERINGS, TOUCHINGNESS, CHOUNTERING, DUCHESSING, STANCHERING, STAUNCHINGS, UNCHASTISED, UNSTARCHING, COSHERINGS and 139 more. Words With Friends* skips 78 of them: CHUNDERING, DRAUGHTINESS, DRENCHINGS, RETOUCHINGS, CHIGNONED, CHORDINGS, DOUCHINGS, HEADCOUNTS, SEARCHINGS, SHITCANNED, UNDERTHINGS, CHURINGAS and 66 more.