Is COUNTERBLOWS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERBLOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERBLOWS mean?
Counterblows is a form of COUNTERBLOW.
- noun
a return blow; a retaliatory blow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 19 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 COUNTERBLOWS
COUNTERBLOWS 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 COUNTERBLOWS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterblow18
- beclowns15
- brownouts14
- coleworts14
- beclown14
- clubroots13
- curbstone13
- bestrown13
- blowouts13
- brownest13
- brownout13
- colewort13
- crownets13
- outcrows13
- rosebowl13
- snowbelt13
- lousewort12
- bouncers12
- clotburs12
- clubroot12
- bestrow12
- blowers12
- blowout12
- bowlers12
- cowrote12
- crownet12
- curlews12
- lowborn12
- outcrow12
- scowler12
- unscrew12
- consulter11
- consultor11
- counselor11
- reconsult11
- outswore11
- outsworn11
- becrust11
- becurst11
- bescour11
- boucles11
- bouncer11
- bounces11
- broncos11
- buncoes11
- clotbur11
- cobnuts11
- colobus11
- corbels11
- nocebos11
- obscure11
- subcool11
- belows11
- besnow11
- bestow11
- blower11
- bowels11
- bowers11
- bowler11
- bowser11
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