Is COUNTERSPIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERSPIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERSPIES mean?
Counterspies is a form of COUNTERSPY.
- noun
a spy who works against enemy espionage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + P (3) + I (1) + E (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 COUNTERSPIES
COUNTERSPIES 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.
Anagrams of COUNTERSPIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from COUNTERSPIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- persecutions16
- persecution15
- putrescines15
- supertonics15
- copresents14
- crepituses14
- inspectors14
- necropsies14
- percussion14
- precession14
- preciouses14
- preconises14
- prosecutes14
- putrescine14
- receptions14
- reinspects14
- supersonic14
- supertonic14
- cespitose13
- conspires13
- copresent13
- crepiness13
- croupiest13
- inceptors13
- incorpses13
- inspector13
- outprices13
- pectinous13
- piecrusts13
- potencies13
- precisest13
- preconise13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- princesse13
- prosecute13
- reception13
- reinspect13
- spruciest13
- tricepses13
- courtesies12
- insecurest12
- interposes12
- necrotises12
- resections12
- secretions12
- conspire12
- corpuses12
- crepiest12
- crepitus12
- crispens12
- crispest12
- cuprites12
- entropic12
- epicures12
- eupnoeic12
- inceptor12
- incorpse12
- inspects12
- outprice12
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