Is COUNTERFIRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERFIRING is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 19 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERFIRING mean?
Counterfiring is a form of COUNTERFIRE.
- noun
fire intended to neutralize or destroy enemy weapons
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + F (4) + I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
- 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 COUNTERFIRING
COUNTERFIRING 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 COUNTERFIRING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- coinferring17
- reinforcing17
- conferring16
- outfencing16
- configure15
- confuting15
- enforcing15
- frouncing15
- infecting15
- cointerring14
- refronting14
- confiture14
- infection14
- crofting14
- countering13
- couriering13
- recounting13
- recruiting13
- fortuning13
- inferring13
- infringer13
- outfiring13
- confiner13
- confuter13
- ferritic13
- friction13
- function13
- infector13
- terrific13
- coifing13
- ecogift13
- fencing13
- forcing13
- congruent12
- cornering12
- fioriture12
- incurring12
- recoining12
- trouncing12
- feinting12
- figurine12
- fringier12
- fronting12
- fruiting12
- infringe12
- refining12
- refiring12
- refuting12
- coinfer12
- confine12
- confute12
- conifer12
- crofter12
- fiction12
- frounce12
- functor12
- orifice12
- fungic12
- unretiring11
- centurion11
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