Is COUNTERWEIGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERWEIGHT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERWEIGHT mean?
- noun
a weight that balances another weight
- verb
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + W (4) + E (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) = 22 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 COUNTERWEIGHT
Single letters that turn COUNTERWEIGHT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from COUNTERWEIGHT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- rechewing18
- retouching16
- inwrought16
- wuthering16
- twitcher16
- chewing16
- chowing16
- hectoring15
- reechoing15
- tochering15
- whereinto15
- whereunto15
- ingrowth15
- outweigh15
- throwing15
- unweight15
- weighter15
- whetting15
- worthing15
- chewier15
- wencher15
- wincher15
- wotcher15
- untogether14
- cowritten14
- heterotic14
- theoretic14
- cheering14
- cohering14
- cowering14
- euchring14
- ochering14
- outthrew14
- retching14
- theurgic14
- torching14
- touching14
- whitener14
- whiteout14
- reweigh14
- weigher14
- whinger14
- whoring14
- wrought14
- chewer14
- rechew14
- twitch14
- whence14
- wrench14
- wretch14
- retighten13
- rewetting13
- tethering13
- tightener13
- toughener13
- coherent13
- coinhere13
- cothurni13
- couthier13
- enthetic13
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