Is COUNTERBLASTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERBLASTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERBLASTS mean?
Counterblasts is a form of COUNTERBLAST.
- noun
a vigorous and unrestrained response
“her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 COUNTERBLASTS
COUNTERBLASTS 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 COUNTERBLASTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterblast16
- construable15
- uncrossable15
- carbonless14
- constables14
- curbstones14
- ectoblasts14
- obscurants14
- subcentral14
- sansculotte13
- arbuscles13
- bluecoats13
- bractless13
- bractlets13
- brocatels13
- cabestros13
- cabrestos13
- constable13
- countable13
- crossable13
- curbstone13
- ectoblast13
- obscurant13
- obscurest13
- obstacles13
- obstructs13
- scrutable13
- subcostal13
- subsector13
- substance13
- subtracts13
- absolutest12
- buttonless12
- construals12
- consulates12
- consulters12
- courtesans12
- entoblasts12
- nucleators12
- obstruents12
- reconsults12
- recountals12
- subalterns12
- turntables12
- unstablest12
- arbuscle12
- bascules12
- becrusts12
- bescours12
- bluecoat12
- bouncers12
- bractlet12
- brocatel12
- cabestro12
- cabresto12
- clotburs12
- cubesats12
- cuttable12
- obscures12
- obstacle12
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