Unscramble COUNTERWORKS to get 389 words. COUNTERWORKS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. COUNTERWORK is the best of the shorter words, at 20 points. It has 12 letters, 4 vowels and 8 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from COUNTERWORKS by length: 1 with 12 letters, 1 with 11, 4 with 10, 10 with 9, 45 with 8, 60 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 28 with 2.
COUNTERWORK is the only one of the 11-letter words made with COUNTERWORKS letters; it scores 20 points.
Among the 10-letter words in COUNTERWORKS, COURSEWORK leads with 19 points, then OUTWORKERS on 17 and OUTRECKONS on 16.
Among 45 8-letter words from COUNTERWORKS, the top score is 17, reached by 4. NETWORKS, COUNTERS and CURRENTS are the familiar ones.
CUTWORK and TWOCKER share the top score of 16 among the 7-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERWORKS. NETWORK, WORKERS and WORKOUT are the ones most people know.
The best of the 6-letter words from COUNTERWORKS is WRECKS, 15 points; KNOWER and KNOWES on 13 follow. WORKER, TRUCKS and SOCKET are everyday picks.
The 5-letter words in COUNTERWORKS are led by COWKS, WOCKS and WRECK, 14 points each. STOCK, WORKS and TRUCK are the familiar ones.
Among the 4-letter words made with COUNTERWORKS letters, COWK and WOCK tie for first at 13 points. WORK, KNOW and ROCK are everyday picks.
EWK, KOW and WOK are the top 3-letter words you get when you unscramble COUNTERWORKS, 10 points each. NEW, NOW and TWO will look familiar.
Keep every letter of COUNTERWORKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 12-letter words: starting with CO · ending in KS · all 12-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with COURSEWORK (19 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Scrabble UK accepts COUNTERWORKS, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUNTERWORKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 389) | 295 | 389 | 263 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: COUNTERWORKS, COUNTERWORK, TWOCKERS, TWOCKER, COKERNUTS, ORESTUNCK, COKERNUT, CONKOUTS, COWKS, CRONKEST, UNSOCKET, UNWORKS and 82 more, 94 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COURSEWORK, SCUTWORK, OUTRECKONS, OUTRECKON, CROOKEST, CROOKER, TWERKS, WOKEST, CRUNKS, TWERK, WOKER, CONSTRUER and 20 more, 32 in all.