Definitions For Counterpoise
noun
- A weight that balances another weight
verb
- Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
Is Counterpoises a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
21
The word Counterpoise is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Counterpoise in a Sentence
- Her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection
- A musical piece with a counterpoise of loud and soft passages
- The happiness brought by a new baby was a timely counterpoise to the grief occasioned by a death in the family