Is COUNTENANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTENANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTENANCES mean?
Countenances is a form of COUNTENANCE.
- noun
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
“a pleasant countenance”
- noun
formal and explicit approval
“a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”
- noun
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- verb
consent to, give permission
“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for COUNTENANCES
COUNTENANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from COUNTENANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countenance15
- canescent13
- cetaceous13
- accounts12
- acescent12
- coenacts12
- concents12
- connects12
- cosecant12
- cutscene12
- ensconce12
- nascence12
- announces11
- accents11
- account11
- coenact11
- concent11
- connect11
- acetones10
- announce10
- canteens10
- centones10
- enounces10
- notecase10
- accent10
- accost10
- accuse10
- cactus10
- coacts10
- sconce10
- stucco10
- acetone9
- acetose9
- acetous9
- ancones9
- cannons9
- canteen9
- cantons9
- cenotes9
- cetanes9
- coatees9
- conatus9
- connate9
- consent9
- contuse9
- coteaus9
- cuneate9
- enounce9
- nascent9
- nuances9
- nutcase9
- octanes9
- sonance9
- tenaces9
- toucans9
- coact9
- cocas9
- cosec9
- cusec9
- secco9
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