Is COUNTERPLANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERPLANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERPLANS mean?
Counterplans is a form of COUNTERPLAN.
- noun
a plot intended to subvert another plot
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 16 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 COUNTERPLANS
COUNTERPLANS 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 COUNTERPLANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterplan15
- postnuclear15
- peculators14
- speculator14
- conepatls13
- coparents13
- copulates13
- corpulent13
- crapulent13
- outcapers13
- outplaces13
- pectorals13
- peculator13
- plectrons13
- portances13
- scopulate13
- nucleators12
- recountals12
- caltrops12
- capstone12
- captures12
- cleanups12
- conepatl12
- coparent12
- copulate12
- couplers12
- couplets12
- octuples12
- opencast12
- opercula12
- outcaper12
- outpaces12
- outplace12
- parclose12
- pectoral12
- plectron12
- polecats12
- portance12
- postrace12
- pouncers12
- resculpt12
- saucepot12
- sceptral12
- scopulae12
- sculptor12
- spectral12
- specular12
- calutrons11
- cleanouts11
- clearouts11
- construal11
- consulate11
- consulter11
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- larcenous11
- nectarous11
- nocturnal11
- nocturnes11
- nonstaple11
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