Is COUNTERMINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERMINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERMINE mean?
- noun
(military) a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by the enemy
- verb
destroy property or hinder normal operations
“The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”
- verb
destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
“We countermined the banks of the river”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + M (3) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 15 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 COUNTERMINE
Single letters that turn COUNTERMINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COUNTERMINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countermen14
- contemner13
- increment13
- nonmetric13
- intercom12
- meteoric12
- noncrime12
- centurion11
- continuer11
- encounter11
- inurement11
- mentioner11
- neutronic11
- centime11
- centimo11
- centrum11
- cerumen11
- contemn11
- incomer11
- miocene11
- mortice11
- numeric11
- tonemic11
- ceinture10
- continue10
- cretonne10
- enuretic10
- erection10
- incenter10
- mutineer10
- neotenic10
- neoteric10
- neuronic10
- neurotic10
- nocturne10
- renounce10
- routemen10
- tenormen10
- unerotic10
- cement10
- centum10
- cerium10
- cermet10
- conium10
- corium10
- crinum10
- emetic10
- icemen10
- income10
- metric10
- micron10
- mincer10
- muonic10
- neumic10
- rectum10
- unicom10
- uremic10
- centner9
- coenure9
- coenuri9
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