Is COUNTERPOISED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERPOISED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERPOISED mean?
- adjective
brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 COUNTERPOISED
COUNTERPOISED 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 COUNTERPOISED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterposed17
- counterpoise16
- copresident16
- productions16
- counterpose15
- persecution15
- prosecution15
- deceptions15
- endoprocts15
- necropsied15
- preconised15
- production15
- prosecuted15
- unscripted15
- neotropics14
- putrescine14
- receptions14
- supertonic14
- conspired14
- crispened14
- deception14
- depicters14
- depictors14
- endoproct14
- endoscope14
- incorpsed14
- inspected14
- outpriced14
- pedicures14
- porticoed14
- prenticed14
- prosected14
- prudences14
- pudencies14
- unpierced14
- coresident13
- courtesied13
- desorption13
- discounter13
- indecorous13
- interposed13
- introduces13
- necrotised13
- outscorned13
- rediscount13
- reductions13
- terpenoids13
- uncorseted13
- unescorted13
- cooperies13
- copestone13
- copresent13
- croupiest13
- esotropic13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- neotropic13
- outprices13
- pecorinos13
- pectinous13
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