Is COUNTERPLEAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERPLEAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERPLEAS mean?
Counterpleas is a form of COUNTERPLEA.
- noun
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + A (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 COUNTERPLEAS
COUNTERPLEAS 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 COUNTERPLEAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterplea15
- postnuclear15
- opalescent14
- operculate14
- peculators14
- percolates14
- petulances14
- prelocates14
- speculator14
- superclean14
- centuples13
- conepates13
- conepatls13
- coparents13
- copresent13
- copulates13
- corpulent13
- crapulent13
- encapsule13
- opercules13
- opulences13
- outcapers13
- outplaces13
- pectorals13
- peculates13
- peculator13
- pentacles13
- percental13
- percolate13
- petulance13
- plectrons13
- portances13
- praelects13
- precleans13
- preenacts13
- prelocate13
- prosecute13
- recouples13
- scopulate13
- speculate13
- calentures12
- nucleators12
- recountals12
- tolerances12
- unclearest12
- caltrops12
- capelets12
- capstone12
- captures12
- centuple12
- cleanups12
- conepate12
- conepatl12
- coparent12
- copulate12
- couplers12
- couplets12
- cupelers12
- escalope12
- octuples12
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