Is COUNTERTENORS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERTENORS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERTENORS mean?
Countertenors is a form of COUNTERTENOR.
- noun
a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor
- noun
the highest adult male singing voice
- adjective
of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 15 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 COUNTERTENORS
COUNTERTENORS 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 COUNTERTENORS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- countertenor14
- cornerstone13
- nonrecourse13
- nonsecretor13
- rencounters13
- encounters12
- recontours12
- recounters12
- rencontres12
- rencounter12
- renouncers12
- consenter11
- construer11
- contester11
- cornettos11
- correttos11
- cotrustee11
- cretonnes11
- encounter11
- nocturnes11
- nonsecret11
- nonsecure11
- recontour11
- recounter11
- rencontre11
- renouncer11
- renounces11
- trecentos11
- trouncers11
- censurer10
- centners10
- centones10
- coenures10
- conenose10
- connotes10
- construe10
- contents10
- contorts10
- contours10
- corneous10
- cornetto10
- cornetts10
- cornutos10
- coroners10
- coronets10
- corretto10
- counters10
- courters10
- creosote10
- cretonne10
- crooners10
- croutons10
- curettes10
- currents10
- ecotones10
- ecotours10
- enounces10
- erectors10
- nocturne10
- nocturns10
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