countershading
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 21
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 14
Definition of countershading
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)A pattern of animal coloration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
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Etymology
From counter- + shading.
Words you can make from countershading
200+ playable · top: UNDERCOATINGS (17 pts)
Best play undercoatings 17 points12-letter words
1 word11-letter words
19 words- ACHONDRITES 17 pts
- OUTREACHING 17 pts
- RETOUCHINGS 17 pts
- SCOUTHERING 17 pts
- STANCHIONED 17 pts
- ENSHROUDING 16 pts
- UNDERTHINGS 16 pts
- UNGARNISHED 16 pts
- UNTHREADING 16 pts
- CONSTRINGED 15 pts
- TRANSCODING 15 pts
- TRANSDUCING 15 pts
- UNDERACTING 15 pts
- UNTARNISHED 15 pts
- ANCESTORING 14 pts
- CONSTRAINED 14 pts
- COUNTERSIGN 14 pts
- ENUNCIATORS 13 pts
- UNORGANISED 13 pts
10-letter words
91 words- CHAGRINNED 17 pts
- CHUNDERING 17 pts
- DRENCHINGS 17 pts
- OUTCHARGED 17 pts
- ACHONDRITE 16 pts
- CHASTENING 16 pts
- CHONDRITES 16 pts
- CHUNTERING 16 pts
- DISENCHANT 16 pts
- GROUCHIEST 16 pts
- HEADCOUNTS 16 pts
- HINDRANCES 16 pts
- OUTCHARGES 16 pts
- RETOUCHING 16 pts
- SHITCANNED 16 pts
- STAUNCHING 16 pts
- UNANCHORED 16 pts
- UNTEACHING 16 pts
- ANCHORITES 15 pts
- ANTECHOIRS 15 pts
- DETHRONING 15 pts
- HARDENINGS 15 pts
- HEADSTRONG 15 pts
- INDRAUGHTS 15 pts
- RAUNCHIEST 15 pts
- SHOTGUNNED 15 pts
- THUNDERING 15 pts
- TRUNCHEONS 15 pts
- UNACTORISH 15 pts
- ANDROGENIC 14 pts
- ANTIHUNGER 14 pts
- AUTHORINGS 14 pts
- AUTHORISED 14 pts
- COENDURING 14 pts
- DECORATING 14 pts
- DESCANTING 14 pts
- DISCOURAGE 14 pts
- HOARSENING 14 pts
- OUTDANCING 14 pts
- OUTHEARING 14 pts
- SHORTENING 14 pts
- SHOTGUNNER 14 pts
- UNEARTHING 14 pts
- UNHANDIEST 14 pts
- URETHANING 14 pts
- AUTOGENICS 13 pts
- COARSENING 13 pts
- CONSTRINGE 13 pts
- CONSTRUING 13 pts
- COUNTERING 13 pts
- DISCOUNTER 13 pts
- EDUCATIONS 13 pts
- ENCRUSTING 13 pts
- IGNORANCES 13 pts
- INTRODUCES 13 pts
- NARCOTISED 13 pts
- ORDINANCES 13 pts
- RECOUNTING 13 pts
- REDACTIONS 13 pts
- REDISCOUNT 13 pts
- REDUCTIONS 13 pts
- SANCTIONED 13 pts
- TRANSGENIC 13 pts
- TROUNCINGS 13 pts
- UNCOATINGS 13 pts
- UNCREATING 13 pts
- UNDERCOATS 13 pts
- ASTOUNDING 12 pts
- CAUTIONERS 12 pts
- CENTURIONS 12 pts
- COINTREAUS 12 pts
- CONTAINERS 12 pts
- CONTINUERS 12 pts
- CRENATIONS 12 pts
- DENATURING 12 pts
- DESIGNATOR 12 pts
- ENUNCIATOR 12 pts
- GRINDSTONE 12 pts
- INTEGRANDS 12 pts
- OUTGRINNED 12 pts
- OUTREADING 12 pts
- RECAUTIONS 12 pts
- RESOUNDING 12 pts
- STRINGENDO 12 pts
- TRANSUDING 12 pts
- UNTREADING 12 pts
- INUNDATORS 11 pts
- OUTEARNING 11 pts
- RESONATING 11 pts
- SAUNTERING 11 pts
- UNSTRAINED 11 pts
9-letter words
88 words- CHAGRINED 16 pts
- CHIGNONED 16 pts
- CHORDINGS 16 pts
- COHEADING 16 pts
- ANCHORING 15 pts
- ANHEDONIC 15 pts
- CHARIOTED 15 pts
- CHAUNTING 15 pts
- CHONDRITE 15 pts
- CHORDATES 15 pts
- CHORUSING 15 pts
- CHURINGAS 15 pts
- CHURNINGS 15 pts
- COSHERING 15 pts
- CUSHIONED 15 pts
- ANCHORETS 14 pts
- ANCHORITE 14 pts
- ANGUISHED 14 pts
- ANTECHOIR 14 pts
- CEANOTHUS 14 pts
- CHANTRIES 14 pts
- CHAUNTERS 14 pts
- DAUGHTERS 14 pts
- ANGISHORE 13 pts
- ANTHERIDS 13 pts
- ASCENDING 13 pts
- AUTHORING 13 pts
- CONSIGNED 13 pts
- CRUSADING 13 pts
- AERODUCTS 12 pts
- AUCTIONED 12 pts
- AUTHORISE 12 pts
- AUTOGENIC 12 pts
- CANOEINGS 12 pts
- CANONISED 12 pts
- CANTERING 12 pts
- CAROUSING 12 pts
- CARTONING 12 pts
- CATENOIDS 12 pts
- CATERINGS 12 pts
- CAUTIONED 12 pts
- CENSORING 12 pts
- CENSURING 12 pts
- CENTRINGS 12 pts
- CENTROIDS 12 pts
- CERATODUS 12 pts
- CINDEROUS 12 pts
- COGNISANT 12 pts
- COINSURED 12 pts
- CONGRUENT 12 pts
- CONSIGNER 12 pts
- CONSTRUED 12 pts
- CONTAINED 12 pts
- CONTINUED 12 pts
- CONTUSING 12 pts
- CORSETING 12 pts
- COURTSIDE 12 pts
- COUSINAGE 12 pts
- CRANNOGES 12 pts
- CROUSTADE 12 pts
- CURTAINED 12 pts
- CUSTODIAN 12 pts
- ACTIONERS 11 pts
- ANDROGENS 11 pts
- ANORETICS 11 pts
- ASTRINGED 11 pts
- AUTOCRINE 11 pts
- CANNISTER 11 pts
- CANONRIES 11 pts
- CAUTIONER 11 pts
- CENTURION 11 pts
- COINTREAU 11 pts
- CONSTRAIN 11 pts
- CONTAINER 11 pts
- CONTINUER 11 pts
- CONTINUES 11 pts
- COUNTIANS 11 pts
- COUNTRIES 11 pts
- COURANTES 11 pts
- COURTESAN 11 pts
- CREATIONS 11 pts
- CRENATION 11 pts
- CRETINOUS 11 pts
- CURATIONS 11 pts
- DANGEROUS 11 pts
- ANTINODES 10 pts
- ARGENTOUS 10 pts
- ANOINTERS 9 pts
Hooks
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