Unscramble COUNTERSTAINS to get 531 words. COUNTERSTAINS itself is a real word: 15 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 15 points: ENCRUSTATIONS. 13 letters: 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from COUNTERSTAINS by length: 2 with 13 letters, 3 with 12, 11 with 11, 58 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 37 with 2.
COUNTERSTAINS and 1 anagram, ENCRUSTATIONS, make up the 13-letter words in COUNTERSTAINS; each scores 15 points.
All 3 of the 12-letter words made with COUNTERSTAINS letters score 14 points.
Among 11 11-letter words from COUNTERSTAINS, the top score is 13, reached by 10. CONSTRAINTS is the familiar one.
Of the 58 10-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTAINS, 48 score 12 points, the group's best. CONSISTENT, CONTAINERS and CONSTRAINT are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 9-letter words in COUNTERSTAINS scores 11. INSURANCE, COUNTRIES and CONTINUES are everyday picks.
The 8-letter words made with COUNTERSTAINS letters come to 60, each scoring 10 points. CONTENTS, CONTAINS and AUCTIONS are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTAINS score 9 points. AUCTION, ACTIONS and ANCIENT are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words from COUNTERSTAINS come to 60, each scoring 8 points. ACTION, ACROSS and CASINO are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 5-letter words in COUNTERSTAINS scores 7. CASES, CAUSE and CANON are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words made with COUNTERSTAINS letters come to 60, each scoring 6 points. CASE, CARE and COST are the familiar ones.
31 of 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTAINS tie at 5 points; none scores more. ARE, CAN and CAR will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COUNTERSTAINS for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 13-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NS · all 13-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by ENCRUSTATIONS (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COUNTERSTAINS 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERSTAINS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 531) | 420 | 531 | 378 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 111 of them: CRUSTATIONS, INCRUSTANTS, RECUSATIONS, RESUSCITANT, SANCTIONERS, CANONISERS, CANTONISES, CENTONISTS, CONNATURES, CRUSTATION, CURTATIONS, ENCURTAINS and 99 more. Words With Friends* skips 42 of them: CAUTIONERS, COINTREAUS, NARCOTISES, RECAUTIONS, ACTIONERS, AUTOCRINE, CAUTIONER, COINTREAU, CURATIONS, ENACTIONS, INSOURCES, ACTIONER and 30 more.