Is COUNTERPLAYER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERPLAYER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERPLAYER mean?
Counterplayer is a form of COUNTERPLAY.
- noun
(chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + E (1) + R (1) = 20 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 COUNTERPLAYER
Single letters that turn COUNTERPLAYER 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 COUNTERPLAYER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterplay18
- carpentry16
- corruptly16
- petulancy16
- precatory16
- counterplea15
- creaturely15
- calotype15
- calypter15
- cerotype15
- clypeate15
- eucalypt15
- lycopene15
- opulency15
- operculate14
- pronuclear14
- crenately14
- cuneately14
- currently14
- electuary14
- eucaryote14
- operantly14
- proletary14
- cryptal14
- ecotype14
- ectypal14
- encrypt14
- octuply14
- patency14
- potency14
- prelacy14
- carpenter13
- copartner13
- corpulent13
- crapulent13
- opercular13
- peculator13
- percental13
- percolate13
- petulance13
- precentor13
- prelector13
- prelocate13
- prerectal13
- procreant13
- procreate13
- recapture13
- carryout13
- centaury13
- contrary13
- crayoner13
- enactory13
- parleyer13
- patronly13
- polytene13
- pterylae13
- recently13
- canopy13
- cotype13
- creepy13
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