Unscramble COUNTERTRADING and you have 515 words, COUNTERTRADING itself among them: it scores 18 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are DETRUNCATING and UNDERCOATING, 16 points each. 14 letters: 5 vowels and 9 consonants.
C34O1U12N12T1E1R1T1R1A1D2I1N12G23
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from COUNTERTRADING split into 1 with 14 letters, 4 with 12, 9 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 42 with 2. None has 13 letters.
DETRUNCATING and UNDERCOATING share the top score of 16 among the 12-letter words made with COUNTERTRADING letters.
Among the 11-letter words in COUNTERTRADING, COATTENDING and UNDERACTING tie for first at 15 points.
7 of 39 10-letter words from COUNTERTRADING tie at 14 points; none scores more. DECORATING, INTEGRATOR and CORRUGATED will look familiar.
60 9-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERTRADING; 11 of them share the top score of 13. EDUCATION, CONTINUED and CONTAINED are everyday picks.
Of the 60 8-letter words in COUNTERTRADING, 7 score 12 points, the group's best. DIRECTOR, CREATING and GUIDANCE are the ones most people know.
21 of 60 7-letter words made with COUNTERTRADING letters tie at 11 points; none scores more. CARRIED, DANCING and COATING will look familiar.
Among 60 6-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERTRADING, the top score is 10, reached by 9. ACTING, CODING and CARING are the familiar ones.
Among the 5-letter words from COUNTERTRADING, CADGE and CAGED tie for first at 9 points. DANCE, DECOR and CITED are everyday picks.
Among 60 4-letter words in COUNTERTRADING, the top score is 7, reached by 36. CODE, CARE and CARD are the familiar ones.
8 of 60 3-letter words made with COUNTERTRADING letters tie at 6 points; none scores more. CAN, CAR and ACT will look familiar.
Trade one tile of COUNTERTRADING for another and you can spell these 2 words:
More 14-letter words: starting with CO · ending in NG · all 14-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; UNDERCOATING (16 points) takes the top spot.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
COUNTERTRADING is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERTRADING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 515) | 418 | 515 | 388 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COUNTERTRADING, DETRUNCATING, DETRUNCATION, RACONTEURING, DENUNCIATOR, UNDERACTION, CENTURIATOR, CONTRARIED, TRADUCTION, UNCORDING, UNDECAGON, UNDERACTOR and 85 more, 97 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COTTAGED, CURANDERO, NONTRAGIC, RANCOURED, RECOATING, ACTIONED, NOTECARD, RANCIDER, TORRENTING, ACORNED, COTINGA, CARDIO and 18 more, 30 in all.