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Is COUNTERBALANCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COUNTERBALANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COUNTERBALANCES mean?

Counterbalances is a form of COUNTERBALANCE.

  1. noun

    a weight that balances another weight

  2. verb

    adjust for

    “engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”

  3. noun

    equality of distribution

  4. noun

    a compensating equivalent

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
28
Letters
15

C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 COUNTERBALANCES

COUNTERBALANCES 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 COUNTERBALANCES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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