Is COUNTERSTRIKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERSTRIKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERSTRIKING mean?
Counterstriking is a form of COUNTERSTRIKE.
- verb
make a counterattack
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
15
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 22 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 COUNTERSTRIKING
COUNTERSTRIKING 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 COUNTERSTRIKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- outtricking18
- countersink17
- reckonings17
- restocking17
- snickering17
- stickering17
- unsticking17
- tokenistic16
- nickering16
- reckoning16
- recorking16
- ringnecks16
- rocketing16
- sickening16
- socketing16
- suckering16
- ticketing16
- truckings16
- tuckering16
- uncorking16
- reknitting15
- reknotting15
- restriking15
- skittering15
- tinkerings15
- trinketing15
- outtricks15
- stockinet15
- trickiest15
- tricksier15
- trickster15
- gunstock15
- neckings15
- ringneck15
- snicking15
- sticking15
- stocking15
- tickings15
- tricking15
- trocking15
- trucking15
- tuckings15
- insurrection14
- cointerring14
- congruities14
- countersign14
- instructing14
- necrotising14
- restricting14
- interknits14
- interknots14
- kittening14
- knittings14
- knottings14
- restoking14
- tinkering14
- trunkings14
- corkiest14
- kinetics14
- nektonic14
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