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Is COUNTERCURRENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COUNTERCURRENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COUNTERCURRENTS mean?

Countercurrents is a form of COUNTERCURRENT.

  1. noun

    a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

  2. noun

    actions counter to the main group activity

    “political crosscurrents disrupted the conference”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

19

Scrabble

25

Words With Friends

15

Letters

C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + C (3) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + 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 COUNTERCURRENTS

COUNTERCURRENTS 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 COUNTERCURRENTS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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