Is COUNTERPOISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERPOISING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERPOISING mean?
Counterpoising is a form of COUNTERPOISE.
- noun
a weight that balances another weight
- verb
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
14
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + P (3) + O (1) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 COUNTERPOISING
COUNTERPOISING 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 COUNTERPOISING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterposing18
- precognitions18
- precognition17
- copingstone16
- preconising16
- prosecuting16
- recognitions15
- prosecution15
- conspiring15
- couponings15
- crispening15
- incorpsing15
- inspecting15
- outpricing15
- prenticing15
- prognostic15
- prosecting15
- sporogenic15
- congruities14
- countersign14
- interposing14
- necrotising14
- outscorning14
- recognition14
- inceptions14
- inspection14
- isentropic14
- neotropics14
- pernicious14
- pronounces14
- supertonic14
- coopering14
- couponing14
- geoponics14
- geotropic14
- incepting14
- picturing14
- piercings14
- precising14
- recouping14
- sceptring14
- scripting14
- scrooping14
- counterions13
- cognitions13
- coinsuring13
- congestion13
- consorting13
- constringe13
- construing13
- contouring13
- countering13
- creosoting13
- ecotouring13
- encrusting13
- incognitos13
- incrusting13
- inpourings13
- insourcing13
- outscoring13
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