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Is COUNTERIRRITANT a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, COUNTERIRRITANT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does COUNTERIRRITANT mean?

  1. noun

    a medicine applied locally to produce superficial inflammation in order to reduce deeper inflammation

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
15

C (3) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + I (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 17 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 COUNTERIRRITANT

COUNTERIRRITANT 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 COUNTERIRRITANT

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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