FAQ on words containing COU
What are the best Scrabble words containing COU?
The highest scoring Scrabble word containing COU is Backcountry, which is worth at least 24 points without any bonuses. The next best word containing COU is Hiccoughing, which is worth 23 points. Other high score words containing COU are Hiccoughed (22), Countermyth (21), Courtezans (21), Accountably (20), Backcourts (20).
| Word | Letters | Points |
|---|---|---|
| backcountry | 11 | 24 |
| hiccoughing | 11 | 23 |
| hiccoughed | 10 | 22 |
| countermyth | 11 | 21 |
| courtezans | 10 | 21 |
| accountably | 11 | 20 |
| backcourts | 10 | 20 |
| countryfied | 11 | 20 |
| countrywide | 11 | 20 |
| courtezan | 9 | 20 |
3 more words also score 20 points.
How many words contain the letters COU?
There are 508 words that contain the letters COU in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 118 are 11 letter words, 113 are 10 letter words, 99 are 9 letter words, 80 are 8 letter words, 64 are 7 letter words, 22 are 6 letter words, 11 are 5 letter words and 1 is a 4 letter word.