Unscramble COUNTERSTATE and you have 414 words, COUNTERSTATE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. STONECUTTER is the best of the shorter words, at 13 points. The 12 letters split into 5 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from COUNTERSTATE by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 18 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with COUNTERSTATE letters: STONECUTTER, 13 points.
Among the 10-letter words in COUNTERSTATE, NECTAREOUS, RACONTEUSE and UTTERANCES tie for first at 12 points.
15 of 18 9-letter words from COUNTERSTATE tie at 11 points; none scores more. UTTERANCE will look familiar.
Among 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTATE, the top score is 10, reached by 55. CONTRAST, COUNTERS and ANCESTOR are the familiar ones.
All 60 of the 7-letter words in COUNTERSTATE score 9 points. CENTERS, COUNTER and CONTEST are the ones most people know.
Every one of the 60 6-letter words made with COUNTERSTATE letters scores 8. CENTER, CENTRE and ACTORS are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTATE come to 60, each scoring 7 points. CAUSE, COAST and COSTA are the familiar ones.
Every one of the 60 4-letter words from COUNTERSTATE scores 6. CASE, CARE and COST are everyday picks.
Among 60 3-letter words in COUNTERSTATE, the top score is 5, reached by 27. ARE, CAN and CAR are the familiar ones.
Keep every letter of COUNTERSTATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in TE · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 7 highest-scoring answers, starting with STONECUTTER (13 points).
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COUNTERSTATE 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* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERSTATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 414) | 329 | 414 | 304 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NECTAREOUS, RACONTEUSE, ENACTURES, TOUCANETS, CARNEOUS, CONSTATE, CONTRATE, CONTRATS, CORNUTES, CREASOTE, CRUSTATE, CUNETTES and 72 more, 84 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CORNETTS, STONECUT, CANOERS, CONURES, CORNETT, COTEAUS, CRETONS, CANOER, CENTAS, CONURE, ACROS, ASCON and 14 more, 26 in all. Not in Scrabble US: CUNT.
These 2 words take every letter of COUNTERSTATE plus a single extra one.