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Is counsel a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word counsel is a Scrabble US word. The word counsel is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

C3O1U1N1S1E1L1

Is counsel a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word counsel is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

C3O1U1N1S1E1L1

Is counsel a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word counsel is a Words With Friends word. The word counsel is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4O1U2N2S1E1L2

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7-letter words (3 found)

COUNSEL,LEUCONS,UNCLOSE,

6-letter words (12 found)

CLONES,CLONUS,COLEUS,CONSUL,ENSOUL,LEUCON,NOULES,NOUSLE,OSCULE,OUNCES,UNCLES,UNCOES,

5-letter words (34 found)

CLONE,CLONS,CLOSE,CLOUS,CLUES,COLES,CONES,CONUS,ENOLS,EUSOL,LENOS,LEUCO,LOCUS,LOSEN,LOUNS,LOUSE,LUCES,LUNES,NOELS,NOLES,NOULE,NOULS,ONCES,ONCUS,OUENS,OUNCE,OUSEL,SCONE,SOCLE,SONCE,SOUCE,UNCES,UNCLE,UNCOS,

4-letter words (45 found)

CELS,CENS,CLON,CLOU,CLUE,COLE,COLS,CONE,CONS,COSE,CUES,ECOS,ECUS,ENOL,EONS,LENO,LENS,LONE,LOSE,LOUN,LOUS,LUCE,LUES,LUNE,LUNS,NOEL,NOES,NOLE,NOSE,NOUL,NOUS,OLES,ONCE,ONES,ONUS,SCUL,SECO,SLOE,SLUE,SOLE,SONE,SOUL,ULES,UNCE,UNCO,

3-letter words (35 found)

CEL,COL,CON,COS,CUE,ECO,ECU,ELS,ENS,EON,LES,LEU,LOS,LOU,LUN,NOS,NUS,OES,OLE,ONE,ONS,OSE,OUS,SEC,SEL,SEN,SOC,SOL,SON,SOU,SUE,SUN,ULE,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (14 found)

EL,EN,ES,LO,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OS,OU,SO,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 144 words from counsel according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of counsel

counsel

Pronunciation

  • enPR: kounʹ-səl, IPA(key): /ˈkaʊn.səl/
  • Rhymes: -aʊnsəl
  • Homophone: council

Etymology 1

From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulō (“take counsel, consult”).

Noun

counsel (countable and uncountable, plural counsels or counsel)

  1. The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
  2. Exercise of judgment; prudence.
  3. Advice; guidance.
  4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
  5. A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
Usage notes
  • The prescribed plural is unchanged counsel in the sense “lawyer”, otherwise counsels.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Middle English counseilen, from Old French conseiller, from Latin cōnsilior, from cōnsilium.

Verb

counsel (third-person singular simple present counsels, present participle counselling or counseling, simple past and past participle counselled or counseled)

  1. (transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).
    The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
    Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.
  2. (transitive) To recommend (a course of action).
    I would counsel prudence in this matter.
Synonyms
  • See also Thesaurus:advise
Derived terms
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See also

  • council

Anagrams

  • conules, leucons, unclose

Middle English

Noun

counsel

  1. a secret opinion or purpose; a private matter

Source: wiktionary.org