Is COUNTERSPY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERSPY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERSPY mean?
- noun
a spy who works against enemy espionage
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + P (3) + Y (4) = 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 COUNTERSPY
COUNTERSPY 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 COUNTERSPY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- encrypts15
- necropsy15
- cotypes14
- cryptos14
- encrypt14
- potency14
- syncope14
- courtesy13
- cynosure13
- cotype13
- coypus13
- croupy13
- crypto13
- crypts13
- cypres13
- cyprus13
- recopy13
- sprucy13
- pouncers12
- century12
- country12
- curtesy12
- curtsey12
- entropy12
- pyrones12
- copsy12
- coypu12
- crepy12
- crypt12
- tourneys11
- copters11
- crepons11
- croupes11
- pouncer11
- pounces11
- precuts11
- prosect11
- recoups11
- coneys11
- county11
- coyest11
- crusty11
- curtsy11
- cutesy11
- cuteys11
- cytons11
- encyst11
- osprey11
- outcry11
- penury11
- poetry11
- pruney11
- pyrone11
- sporty11
- tepoys11
- yupons11
- copy11
- construe10
- counters10
- recounts10
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