500 words come out when you unscramble COUNTERSTRIKES, starting with COUNTERSTRIKES itself: 20 in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends. COUNTERSTRIKE is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. The 14 letters split into 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from COUNTERSTRIKES by length: 1 with 14 letters, 1 with 13, 1 with 12, 6 with 11, 39 with 10, 60 with 9, 60 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 32 with 2.
COUNTERSTRIKE is the only one of the 13-letter words made with COUNTERSTRIKES letters; it scores 19 points.
Just 1 of the 12-letter words in COUNTERSTRIKES: INTERCOURSES, for 14 points.
The best of the 11-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTRIKES is KERNICTERUS, 17 points; INSTRUCTORS and INTERCESSOR on 13 follow. INTERCOURSE is an everyday pick.
Of the 39 10-letter words from COUNTERSTRIKES, 6 score 16 points, the group's best. INSTRUCTOR is the one most people know.
Among 60 9-letter words in COUNTERSTRIKES, the top score is 15, reached by 20. COUNTRIES, CENTURIES and OUTSKIRTS are the familiar ones.
60 8-letter words made with COUNTERSTRIKES letters; 36 of them share the top score of 14. STICKERS, STRICKEN and TRUCKERS are everyday picks.
Among 60 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTRIKES, the top score is 13, reached by 52. TICKETS, STICKER and SOCKETS are the familiar ones.
45 of 60 6-letter words from COUNTERSTRIKES tie at 12 points; none scores more. TICKET, STOCKS and TRUCKS will look familiar.
Among 60 5-letter words in COUNTERSTRIKES, the top score is 11, reached by 35. STOCK, CREEK and TRUCK are the familiar ones.
19 of 60 4-letter words made with COUNTERSTRIKES letters tie at 10 points; none scores more. ROCK, KITS and SUCK will look familiar.
ICK scores highest among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERSTRIKES at 9 points, ahead of EEK and EIK on 7. CUT, KIT and ICE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of COUNTERSTRIKES but one, change that one, and you get:
More 14-letter words: starting with CO · ending in ES · all 14-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by RESTRICKEN, ROCKETRIES, SNICKERERS and TRICKSTERS (16 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept COUNTERSTRIKES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERSTRIKES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 500) | 380 | 499 | 344 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 120 of them: KERNICTERUS, TUSSOCKIER, COKERNUTS, CORKTREES, ORESTUNCK, SICKNURSE, SUCKENERS, UNSOCKETS, COKERNUT, CONKIEST, CORKTREE, CRONKEST and 108 more. Words With Friends* skips 35 of them: SOCKETTES, SOCKETTE, SUCKIEST, KEIRETSUS, SUCKIER, CONSTRUERS, CRUNKS, INSECUREST, KEIRETSU, KURTOSES, NECROTISES, TIERCERONS and 23 more. Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 1 of them: RICKETSES.