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Countenances

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noun · verb · 12 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of countenance

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does countenances mean?

noun

  1. the appearance conveyed by a person's face

    “a pleasant countenance”

    Synonymsvisage

  2. formal and explicit approval

    “a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement”

    Synonymssanctionendorsementindorsementwarrantimprimatur

  3. the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

    Synonymsphysiognomyphizvisagekissersmiler

verb

  1. consent to, give permission

    “She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”

    Synonymspermitallowlet

Definitions shown for countenance, the base form of countenances.

Is COUNTENANCES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is COUNTENANCES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

22 pts
c 4o 1u 2n 2t 1e 1n 2a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

19 pts
c 4o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
c 3o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in COUNTENANCES

Words that end like COUNTENANCES

Common words that share the ending -ANCES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

circumstancesperformancesappearancesallowancesdisturbancesencumbrancesoutdistancesreassurancesremembrancesresemblancesacceptancesacquaintancesattendancesconveyancesdissonancesobservancesremittancesresistancesabundancesambulancesannoyancesassurancesimbalancesinsurances
All words ending in -ANCES

Countenances: quick answers

Is COUNTENANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COUNTENANCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COUNTENANCES worth?
COUNTENANCES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does countenances mean?
countenances is the plural and third-person singular form of countenance, which means “the appearance conveyed by a person's face”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COUNTENANCES?
You can make 559 shorter words from COUNTENANCES, such as COUNTENANCE, CONNASCENT, CANESCENT, CETACEOUS. See the full list.