420 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERSTEPS, starting with COUNTERSTEPS itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. COUNTERSTEP is the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. The 12 letters split into 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
By length, the words from COUNTERSTEPS split into 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 6 with 10, 26 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 26 with 2.
There is a single one of the 11-letter words made with COUNTERSTEPS letters: COUNTERSTEP, 15 points.
6 10-letter words in COUNTERSTEPS; 4 of them share the top score of 14.
Among 26 9-letter words from COUNTERSTEPS, the top score is 13, reached by 4. PROSECUTE is the familiar one.
19 of 60 8-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTEPS tie at 12 points; none scores more. PRESENTS, CONTESTS and COUNTERS will look familiar.
Among 60 7-letter words from COUNTERSTEPS, the top score is 11, reached by 35. PROCESS, PERCENT and COURSES are the familiar ones.
33 of 60 6-letter words in COUNTERSTEPS tie at 10 points; none scores more. CENTER, CENTRE and CENSUS will look familiar.
60 5-letter words made with COUNTERSTEPS letters; 28 of them share the top score of 9. COURT, COSTS and COUNT are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTEPS, the top score is 8, reached by 14. OPEN, COST and ONCE are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words from COUNTERSTEPS tie at 7 points; none scores more. TOP, PUT and PRO will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COUNTERSTEPS for another and you can spell these 5 words:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in PS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 3 highest-scoring answers, starting with CONTESTERS, CORPUSES and PERCENTS (12 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COUNTERSTEPS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERSTEPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 420) | 337 | 420 | 310 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 82 of them: TORPESCENT, SUSCEPTOR, SUSPECTER, CONSPUES, PECTOSES, POUNCETS, RECOUPES, SUSPENCE, CONSPUE, COUPEES, COUPERS, CROSSETTE and 70 more. Words With Friends* skips 28 of them: CORPUSES, POSTTEENS, STONECUTS, CORNETTS, OUTSTEPS, SPECTS, CONURES, CORNETT, PERCS, SPECT, UTTERNESS, CONURE and 16 more. Scrabble US skips 1 of them: CUNT.