Is COUNTERSINKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERSINKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERSINKS mean?
Countersinks is a form of COUNTERSINK.
- noun
a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface
- noun
a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole
- verb
insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 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 COUNTERSINKS
COUNTERSINKS 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 COUNTERSINKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countersink17
- corkiness15
- rockiness15
- corkiest14
- nektonic14
- nonstick14
- restocks14
- rockiest14
- sickouts14
- snickers14
- stickers14
- stockers14
- stockier14
- stricken14
- strucken14
- suckiest14
- unsicker14
- unsticks14
- inkstones13
- instrokes13
- nonskiers13
- sunstroke13
- turkoises13
- conkers13
- kenotic13
- ketonic13
- nickers13
- reckons13
- restock13
- rickets13
- rockets13
- sickens13
- sickest13
- sickout13
- snicker13
- sockets13
- sticker13
- stocker13
- stricks13
- suckers13
- suckier13
- tickers13
- tuckers13
- tussock13
- uncorks13
- unstick13
- centurions12
- continuers12
- einkorns12
- inkstone12
- instroke12
- kurtoses12
- kurtosis12
- nonskier12
- skinners12
- stinkers12
- stonkers12
- conker12
- crunks12
- ickers12
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