Is COUNTERWEIGHTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTERWEIGHTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTERWEIGHTS mean?
Counterweights is a form of COUNTERWEIGHT.
- noun
a weight that balances another weight
- verb
constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
14
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) + S (1) = 23 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 COUNTERWEIGHTS
COUNTERWEIGHTS 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 COUNTERWEIGHTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- counterweight22
- eschewing18
- rechewing18
- retouchings17
- scouthering17
- unworthiest17
- ghostwrite17
- growthiest17
- twitchers17
- chowsing17
- grouchiest16
- retouching16
- stretching16
- unworthies16
- ingrowths16
- inwrought16
- outweighs16
- reshowing16
- showering16
- unweights16
- weighters16
- wuthering16
- chewiest16
- switcher16
- twitcher16
- twitches16
- wenchers16
- winchers16
- wrenches16
- wretches16
- chewing16
- chowing16
- theoretics15
- chorusing15
- coshering15
- creeshing15
- escrowing15
- hectoring15
- northwest15
- otherwise15
- reechoing15
- retchings15
- shiretown15
- tochering15
- unshowier15
- whereinto15
- whereunto15
- whetstone15
- whiteners15
- whiteouts15
- worthiest15
- ingrowth15
- outweigh15
- reweighs15
- showring15
- shrewing15
- throwing15
- unweight15
- weighers15
- weighter15
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