Is COUNTERMANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERMANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERMANDS mean?
Countermands is a form of COUNTERMAND.
- noun
a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
- verb
cancel officially
“He revoked the ban on smoking”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 COUNTERMANDS
COUNTERMANDS 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 COUNTERMANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countermand16
- counterman14
- monstrance14
- democrats14
- documents14
- manucodes14
- adornments13
- undercoats13
- castoreum13
- mucronate13
- outscream13
- comrades13
- condemns13
- consumed13
- costumed13
- decorums13
- democrat13
- document13
- manucode13
- mercados13
- muscadet13
- romanced13
- adornment12
- aeroducts12
- ceratodus12
- construed12
- croustade12
- educators12
- meandrous12
- nonsacred12
- notecards12
- ordnances12
- outdances12
- outdreams12
- outmanned12
- roundsman12
- roundsmen12
- transcend12
- transcode12
- transduce12
- transomed12
- underacts12
- undercoat12
- undermans12
- undermost12
- centrums12
- consumer12
- contemns12
- costumer12
- customer12
- mucrones12
- racemous12
- romances12
- caromed12
- comrade12
- condemn12
- decorum12
- decuman12
- mercado12
- mudcats12
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