Definition of counterattack

"counterattack" in the noun sense

1. counterattack, countermove

an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.

2. counterattack, counterplay

chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board

"counterattack" in the verb sense

1. counterattack, counterstrike

make a counterattack

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counterattack in Scrabble®

The word counterattack is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters counterattack:

COUNTERATTACK
(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

account, actuate, arcuate, attract, autocar, centaur, concert, contact, cornett, counter, cracket, curacao, cutrate, enactor, knotter, nutcake, oatcake, outearn, outrace, outrank, outrant, outrate, outtake, recount, takeout, taunter, teacart, toccata, trounce, uncrate, untrack

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word counterattack

COUNTERATTACK
(225)
COUNTERATTACK
(207)
COUNTERATTACK
(150)
COUNTERATTACK
(138)
COUNTERATTACK
(108)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
COUNTERATTACK
(88)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
COUNTERATTACK
(69)
COUNTERATTACK
(50)
COUNTERATTACK
(50)
COUNTERATTACK
(46)
COUNTERATTACK
(41)
COUNTERATTACK
(31)
COUNTERATTACK
(29)
COUNTERATTACK
(27)
COUNTERATTACK
(27)
COUNTERATTACK
(27)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In counterattack

COUNTERATTACK
(225)
COUNTERATTACK
(207)
COUNTERATTACK
(150)
COUNTERATTACK
(138)
CRACKET
(110 = 60 + 50)
CRACKET
(110 = 60 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(108)
UNTRACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
CRACKET
(104 = 54 + 50)
OATCAKE
(104 = 54 + 50)
CRACKET
(104 = 54 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(104 = 54 + 50)
CRACKET
(104 = 54 + 50)
OATCAKE
(102 = 52 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNTRACK
(102 = 52 + 50)
CRACKET
(100 = 50 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
OATCAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
KNOTTER
(98 = 48 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(98 = 48 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNTRACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
OUTRANK
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRACKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRACKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRACKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
OATCAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRACKET
(98 = 48 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(96 = 46 + 50)
OATCAKE
(96 = 46 + 50)
CRACKET
(95 = 45 + 50)
KNOTTER
(94 = 44 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(94 = 44 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CURACAO
(94 = 44 + 50)
TOCCATA
(94 = 44 + 50)
CONCERT
(94 = 44 + 50)
OUTRANK
(94 = 44 + 50)
CONTACT
(94 = 44 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(94 = 44 + 50)
CONCERT
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTACT
(92 = 42 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONTACT
(92 = 42 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
CURACAO
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONCERT
(92 = 42 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRACKET
(92 = 42 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
CURACAO
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONCERT
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOCCATA
(92 = 42 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
NUTCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OATCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OATCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
OATCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
OATCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
UNTRACK
(92 = 42 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(92)
NUTCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOCCATA
(92 = 42 + 50)
OATCAKE
(92 = 42 + 50)
TOCCATA
(92 = 42 + 50)
CRACKET
(90 = 40 + 50)
OATCAKE
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTRACK
(89 = 39 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(89 = 39 + 50)
UNTRACK
(88 = 38 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(88)
UNTRACK
(88 = 38 + 50)
CRACKET
(88 = 38 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTUATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
ATTRACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACTUATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
ATTRACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROUNCE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TROUNCE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRACKET
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARCUATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COUNTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
ARCUATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNTRACK
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNCRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
COUNTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOCCATA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOCCATA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEACART
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCERT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEACART
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTAUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CENTAUR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOCCATA
(86 = 36 + 50)
AUTOCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNETT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CORNETT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
AUTOCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TEACART
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOCCATA
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNCRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONTACT
(86 = 36 + 50)
TOCCATA
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
CRACKET
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
ENACTOR
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
RECOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
KNOTTER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
UNTRACK
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
CURACAO
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRANK
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRACE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OUTRACE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OATCAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUTRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUTRATE
(86 = 36 + 50)
NUTCAKE
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(84 = 34 + 50)
KNOTTER
(84 = 34 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(84 = 34 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
CONTACT
(84 = 34 + 50)
TOCCATA
(84 = 34 + 50)
CRACKET
(84 = 34 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(84 = 34 + 50)
COUNTERATTACK
(84)
CRACKET
(84 = 34 + 50)
OUTRANK
(84 = 34 + 50)
CRACKET
(84 = 34 + 50)
CURACAO
(84 = 34 + 50)
TAKEOUT
(83 = 33 + 50)
KNOTTER
(83 = 33 + 50)
TOCCATA
(83 = 33 + 50)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONCERT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OUTRANK
(83 = 33 + 50)
ACCOUNT
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONTACT
(83 = 33 + 50)

counterattack in Words With Friends™

The word counterattack is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters counterattack:

COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (31 words)

account, actuate, arcuate, attract, autocar, centaur, concert, contact, cornett, counter, cracket, curacao, cutrate, enactor, knotter, nutcake, oatcake, outearn, outrace, outrank, outrant, outrate, outtake, recount, takeout, taunter, teacart, toccata, trounce, uncrate, untrack

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word counterattack

COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(222)
COUNTERATTACK
(174)
COUNTERATTACK
(128)
COUNTERATTACK
(120)
COUNTERATTACK
(120)
COUNTERATTACK
(116)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(62)
COUNTERATTACK
(62)
COUNTERATTACK
(58)
COUNTERATTACK
(38)
COUNTERATTACK
(37)
COUNTERATTACK
(35)
COUNTERATTACK
(34)
COUNTERATTACK
(32)
COUNTERATTACK
(32)
COUNTERATTACK
(32)
COUNTERATTACK
(28)
COUNTERATTACK
(28)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In counterattack

COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(261)
COUNTERATTACK
(222)
COUNTERATTACK
(174)
NUTCAKE
(137 = 102 + 35)
OATCAKE
(131 = 96 + 35)
COUNTERATTACK
(128)
CRACKET
(122 = 87 + 35)
COUNTERATTACK
(120)
COUNTERATTACK
(120)
UNTRACK
(119 = 84 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(119 = 84 + 35)
CRACKET
(116 = 81 + 35)
CRACKET
(116 = 81 + 35)
COUNTERATTACK
(116)
CRACKET
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONTACT
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNTRACK
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNTRACK
(113 = 78 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONCERT
(113 = 78 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(110 = 75 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRACKET
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRACKET
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRACKET
(110 = 75 + 35)
OUTRANK
(110 = 75 + 35)
TAKEOUT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURACAO
(107 = 72 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CURACAO
(107 = 72 + 35)
OATCAKE
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNTRACK
(107 = 72 + 35)
TROUNCE
(107 = 72 + 35)
UNCRATE
(107 = 72 + 35)
COUNTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
OATCAKE
(107 = 72 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(107 = 72 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(107 = 72 + 35)
KNOTTER
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONCERT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONTACT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CENTAUR
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONCERT
(107 = 72 + 35)
TOCCATA
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACTUATE
(104 = 69 + 35)
OUTRANK
(104 = 69 + 35)
ENACTOR
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOCCATA
(104 = 69 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(104 = 69 + 35)
TOCCATA
(104 = 69 + 35)
CRACKET
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRACKET
(103 = 68 + 35)
CRACKET
(103 = 68 + 35)
CONTACT
(101 = 66 + 35)
OATCAKE
(101 = 66 + 35)
KNOTTER
(101 = 66 + 35)
OATCAKE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CURACAO
(101 = 66 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(101 = 66 + 35)
RECOUNT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONCERT
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNTRACK
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONCERT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONCERT
(101 = 66 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONTACT
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNTRACK
(101 = 66 + 35)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
COUNTERATTACK
(100)
NUTCAKE
(99 = 64 + 35)
UNTRACK
(99 = 64 + 35)
UNTRACK
(99 = 64 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(99 = 64 + 35)
UNTRACK
(99 = 64 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(99 = 64 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(98 = 63 + 35)
OUTRACE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(98 = 63 + 35)
AUTOCAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
TOCCATA
(98 = 63 + 35)
CUTRATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
CORNETT
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENACTOR
(98 = 63 + 35)
TOCCATA
(98 = 63 + 35)
ARCUATE
(98 = 63 + 35)
COCKET
(96)
ATTRACT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEACART
(95 = 60 + 35)
CURACAO
(95 = 60 + 35)
COUNTER
(95 = 60 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(95 = 60 + 35)
CENTAUR
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(95 = 60 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(95 = 60 + 35)
TROUNCE
(95 = 60 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(95 = 60 + 35)
TEACART
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNTRACK
(95 = 60 + 35)
UNTRACK
(95 = 60 + 35)
OUTRANK
(92 = 57 + 35)
ACTUATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENACTOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRACKET
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENACTOR
(92 = 57 + 35)
OUTRACE
(92 = 57 + 35)
OUTRANK
(92 = 57 + 35)
CUTRATE
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRACKET
(92 = 57 + 35)
CRACKET
(92 = 57 + 35)
CORNETT
(92 = 57 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(92 = 57 + 35)
CURACAO
(91 = 56 + 35)
OATCAKE
(91 = 56 + 35)
OATCAKE
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONTACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONCERT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURACAO
(91 = 56 + 35)
OATCAKE
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONTACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONCERT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONCERT
(91 = 56 + 35)
CURACAO
(91 = 56 + 35)
CONTACT
(91 = 56 + 35)
UNCOCK
(90)
UNCOCK
(90)
COUNTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURACAO
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTACT
(89 = 54 + 35)
CURACAO
(89 = 54 + 35)
KNOTTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
UNTRACK
(89 = 54 + 35)
OATCAKE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CRACKET
(89 = 54 + 35)
UNTRACK
(89 = 54 + 35)
TROUNCE
(89 = 54 + 35)
OATCAKE
(89 = 54 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TAKEOUT
(89 = 54 + 35)
UNCRATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CENTAUR
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONTACT
(89 = 54 + 35)
CONCERT
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEACART
(89 = 54 + 35)
COUNTER
(89 = 54 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(89 = 54 + 35)
TROUNCE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ATTRACT
(89 = 54 + 35)
TEACART
(89 = 54 + 35)
RECOUNT
(89 = 54 + 35)
RECOUNT
(89 = 54 + 35)
TOCCATA
(87 = 52 + 35)
UNTRACK
(87 = 52 + 35)
NUTCAKE
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTRANK
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTRANK
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTRANK
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOCCATA
(87 = 52 + 35)
TOCCATA
(87 = 52 + 35)
OUTRACE
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CUTRATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTRANK
(86 = 51 + 35)
ARCUATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTRANK
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 51 + 35)
OUTRANK
(86 = 51 + 35)
CORNETT
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACTUATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
AUTOCAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
ARCUATE
(86 = 51 + 35)
TOCCATA
(86 = 51 + 35)
ACCOUNT
(86 = 51 + 35)
CRACKET
(85 = 50 + 35)
RECOCK
(84)
COCKET
(84)
UNCOCK
(84)
RECKON
(84)
CONTACT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CENTAUR
(83 = 48 + 35)
OATCAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROUNCE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CENTAUR
(83 = 48 + 35)
CENTAUR
(83 = 48 + 35)
CENTAUR
(83 = 48 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROUNCE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TROUNCE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OUTTAKE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTACT
(83 = 48 + 35)
CONTACT
(83 = 48 + 35)

Words within the letters of counterattack

2 letter words in counterattack (13 words)

9 letter words in counterattack (4 words)

10 letter words in counterattack (2 words)

11 letter words in counterattack (1 word)

13 letter words in counterattack (1 word)

counterattack + 1 blank (1 word)

counterattack + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence counterattack

Words with counterattack in them (1 word)

Words that end with counterattack (1 word)

Word Growth involving counterattack

Shorter words in counterattack

at attack

ta tack attack

un count counter

era

at rat

Longer words containing counterattack

counterattacked

counterattacker counterattackers

counterattacking

counterattacks