Is COUNTESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COUNTESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COUNTESSES mean?
Countesses is a form of COUNTESS.
- noun
female equivalent of a count or earl
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 COUNTESSES
COUNTESSES 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 COUNTESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- censuses10
- cestuses10
- contuses10
- countess10
- cuteness10
- cenotes9
- contuse9
- cossets9
- scouses9
- stenoses8
- cenote8
- censes8
- census8
- centos8
- cesses8
- cestos8
- cestus8
- contes8
- cosets8
- cosset8
- counts8
- cusses8
- cussos8
- custos8
- escots8
- ounces8
- scenes8
- scents8
- scones8
- scouse8
- scouts8
- scutes8
- outseen7
- outsees7
- sunsets7
- tonuses7
- cense7
- cento7
- cents7
- centu7
- cetes7
- cones7
- conte7
- conus7
- coses7
- coset7
- costs7
- cotes7
- count7
- cusso7
- cutes7
- escot7
- oncet7
- ounce7
- scene7
- scent7
- scone7
- scots7
- scout7
- scute7
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