Is COUNTERED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERED mean?
Countered is a form of COUNTER.
- noun
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
- verb
speak in response
“He countered with some very persuasive arguments”
- adjective
indicating opposition or resistance
- noun
game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 COUNTERED
COUNTERED 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.
Anagrams of COUNTERED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COUNTERED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- recounted12
- coendure11
- cornuted11
- duecento11
- trounced11
- centred10
- counted10
- courted10
- credent10
- crunode10
- eductor10
- encoder10
- encored10
- eructed10
- deuteron9
- coenure9
- cornute9
- counter9
- recount9
- trounce9
- corned9
- decent9
- decern9
- docent9
- doucer9
- encode9
- recode9
- reduce9
- truced9
- denture8
- erodent8
- retuned8
- tenured8
- cenote8
- center8
- centre8
- conure8
- cornet8
- couter8
- croute8
- encore8
- ouncer8
- recent8
- retcon8
- tenrec8
- ceder8
- cered8
- coden8
- coder8
- coned8
- cored8
- coted8
- coude8
- credo8
- creed8
- crude8
- crudo8
- cured8
- decor8
- deuce8
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