Is COUNTERSHOTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERSHOTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERSHOTS mean?
Countershots is a form of COUNTERSHOT.
- noun
a return shot; a retaliatory shot
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + H (4) + O (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 COUNTERSHOTS
COUNTERSHOTS 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 COUNTERSHOTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countershot16
- touchstones16
- touchstone15
- touchtones15
- chestnuts14
- schooners14
- scouthers14
- shortcuts14
- touchtone14
- cheroots13
- chestnut13
- choosers13
- chortens13
- choruses13
- chousers13
- chunters13
- cothurns13
- couthest13
- notchers13
- ocherous13
- ochreous13
- schooner13
- scouther13
- shortcut13
- soroches13
- torchons13
- touchers13
- southerns12
- southrons12
- cheroot12
- chooser12
- chooses12
- chorten12
- chouser12
- chouses12
- chunter12
- cohorts12
- cohosts12
- cohunes12
- coshers12
- cothurn12
- couther12
- crushes12
- hectors12
- hocuses12
- notcher12
- notches12
- ochrous12
- outecho12
- retouch12
- rochets12
- rotches12
- rouches12
- scouths12
- soroche12
- stretch12
- technos12
- tochers12
- torches12
- torchon12
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