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Yes. The word counterpoint is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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12-letter words (1 found)

COUNTERPOINT,

10-letter words (4 found)

CORNETTINO,COUNTERION,COUNTERTOP,PROTECTION,

9-letter words (15 found)

CENTURION,CONTINUER,COTTONIER,ECTROPION,ENTOPROCT,ENTROPION,NEOTROPIC,NEUTRONIC,NONEROTIC,NONPOETIC,PONTONIER,PRENOTION,PRONOUNCE,PRONUNCIO,UNIPOTENT,

8-letter words (40 found)

CONTINUE,CONTINUO,CONTORNI,CONTRITE,CORNETTI,CORNETTO,CORNPONE,ENTOPTIC,ENTROPIC,ERUPTION,EUTROPIC,INCEPTOR,INOTROPE,INPUTTER,INTERCUT,NEURONIC,NEUROTIC,NEUTRINO,NOCTURNE,NOTTURNI,NOTTURNO,NUTRIENT,OPTRONIC,OUTPOINT,OUTPRICE,PECORINO,PRETONIC,PREUNION,PRINTOUT,PROTONIC,PROUNION,RITENUTO,TENORINO,TINCTURE,TONTINER,TOREUTIC,TROPONIN,UNEROTIC,UNPOETIC,UNROTTEN,

7-letter words (82 found)

CITTERN,COENURI,COINTER,CONNOTE,CONTENT,CONTORT,CONTOUR,COONTIE,CORNETT,CORNUTE,CORNUTO,CORONET,COTTIER,COUNTER,CROUPON,CROUTON,CUPRITE,CUTTIER,ECOTOUR,ENPRINT,ENTOPIC,ENTOTIC,INTONER,NEPOTIC,NETROOT,NEUTRON,NOCTURN,NOINTER,NONCORE,NONETTI,NONETTO,NORTENO,NOTICER,NOUNIER,NOURICE,NUTTIER,OPORICE,OUTCROP,OUTPORT,OUTROPE,PENTITO,PERICON,PICTURE,POINTER,PONCIER,PONTINE,PORCINE,PORCINO,PORTENT,PORTICO,PORTION,POTTIER,POUNCER,POUNCET,POUTIER,POUTINE,PRENOON,PRONOUN,PROOTIC,PROTECT,PROTEIN,PTERION,PTEROIC,PUNNIER,PUTTIER,RECOUNT,RECTION,REPOINT,REPUNIT,REUNION,ROUTINE,RUCTION,TERNION,TONETIC,TONTINE,TORTONI,TOUTIER,TRITONE,TROPINE,TROUNCE,UNCTION,UNICORN,

6-letter words (175 found)

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5-letter words (185 found)

CENTO,CENTU,CITER,CONIN,CONNE,CONTE,CONTO,COOER,COOPT,COPEN,COPER,CORNI,CORNO,CORNU,COUNT,COUPE,COURE,COURT,CREPT,CRINE,CRIPE,CRONE,CROON,CROUP,CROUT,CRUET,CUNEI,CUNIT,CURET,CURIE,CURIO,CUTER,CUTIE,CUTIN,CUTTO,ENNUI,ENURN,ERUCT,ERUPT,ETTIN,INCUR,INCUT,INEPT,INERT,INNER,INPUT,INRUN,INTER,INTRO,INURE,INURN,IRONE,NEPIT,NETOP,NICER,NINER,NITER,NITON,NITRE,NITRO,NOINT,NONCE,NONET,NOOIT,NOTER,OCTET,ONCER,ONCET,ONION,ONTIC,OORIE,OPINE,OPTER,OPTIC,ORCIN,ORPIN,OTTER,OUNCE,OURIE,OUTER,OUTRE,OUTRO,PENNI,PETIT,PETRI,PETTI,PETTO,PICOT,PIERT,PINON,PINOT,PINTO,PITON,PITOT,POINT,PONCE,POORI,POORT,PORIN,PORNO,POTIN,POTTO,PRENT,PREON,PRICE,PRINT,PRION,PROIN,PRONE,PROTO,PRUNE,PRUNT,PUCER,PUNCE,PUNTO,PURIN,PUTON,PUTTI,PUTTO,RECIT,RECON,RECTI,RECTO,RECUT,RENIN,REPIN,REPOT,RIPEN,RONEO,RONIN,RONNE,RONTE,ROTON,ROTTE,ROUEN,ROUTE,RUNIC,RUTIN,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,TETRI,TINCT,TITER,TITRE,TITUP,TONER,TONIC,TONNE,TOPER,TOPIC,TOPOI,TORIC,TOROT,TORTE,TOTER,TRICE,TRINE,TRIPE,TRITE,TRONC,TRONE,TROOP,TROPE,TROUT,TRUCE,TUNER,TUNIC,TURNT,TUTOR,UNION,UNITE,UNPEN,UNPIN,UNRIP,UNTIE,UNTIN,UPTER,UPTIE,UREIC,URENT,URINE,URITE,UTERI,UTTER,

4-letter words (188 found)

CENT,CERO,CERT,CINE,CION,CIRE,CITE,CITO,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONE,CONI,CONN,COON,COOP,COOT,COPE,CORE,CORN,COTE,COTT,COUP,COUR,CRIP,CRIT,CRON,CROP,CRUE,CUIT,CUNT,CURE,CURN,CURT,CUTE,ECRU,EPIC,ERIC,ETIC,ETUI,EUOI,EURO,ICER,ICON,INRO,INTO,IRON,IURE,NEON,NETT,NICE,NINE,NITE,NOIR,NONE,NONI,NOON,NOOP,NOPE,NORI,NOTE,NOTT,NOUN,NOUP,NOUT,OINT,ONCE,ONER,ONIE,ONTO,OONT,OPEN,OTIC,OTTO,OURN,PEIN,PENI,PENT,PEON,PERC,PERI,PERN,PERT,PICE,PIER,PIET,PINE,PINT,PION,PIRN,POCO,POET,PONE,PONT,POON,POOR,POOT,PORE,PORN,PORT,POTE,POTT,POUR,POUT,PROO,PTUI,PUCE,PUER,PUIR,PUNT,PURE,PURI,PUTT,REIN,RENO,RENT,REPO,RICE,RINE,RIOT,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RITT,ROIN,RONE,RONT,ROON,ROOP,ROOT,ROPE,ROTE,ROTI,ROTO,ROUE,ROUP,ROUT,RUIN,RUNE,RUNT,TEIN,TENT,TERN,TICE,TIER,TINE,TINT,TIPT,TIRE,TIRO,TITE,TOCO,TOIT,TONE,TOON,TOOT,TOPE,TOPI,TOPO,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORN,TORO,TORT,TOTE,TOUN,TOUR,TOUT,TRET,TRIE,TRIN,TRIO,TRIP,TRON,TROP,TROT,TROU,TRUE,TUNE,TURN,UNCE,UNCI,UNCO,UNIT,UNTO,UPON,URIC,

3-letter words (106 found)

CEP,CIT,CON,COO,COP,COR,COT,CRU,CUE,CUP,CUR,CUT,ECO,ECU,EON,ERN,ICE,INN,ION,IRE,NEP,NET,NIE,NIP,NIT,NON,NOO,NOR,NOT,NUN,NUR,NUT,ONE,ONO,OON,OOP,OOR,OOT,OPE,OPT,ORC,ORE,ORT,OUP,OUR,OUT,PEC,PEN,PER,PET,PIC,PIE,PIN,PIR,PIT,PIU,POI,POO,POT,PRE,PRO,PUN,PUR,PUT,REC,REI,REN,REO,REP,RET,RIN,RIP,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROO,ROT,RUC,RUE,RUN,RUT,TEC,TEN,TET,TIC,TIE,TIN,TIP,TIT,TOC,TOE,TON,TOO,TOP,TOR,TOT,TUI,TUN,TUP,TUT,UNI,UPO,URE,URN,URP,UTE,

2-letter words (27 found)

EN,ER,ET,IN,IO,IT,NE,NO,NU,OE,OI,ON,OO,OP,OR,OU,PE,PI,PO,RE,TE,TI,TO,UN,UP,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 824 words from counterpoint according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of counterpoint

counterpoint

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrāpūnctum. Equivalent to counter- +‎ point.

Noun

counterpoint (countable and uncountable, plural counterpoints)

  1. (music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
  2. Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
  3. An opposite point.
    • 1605, Sir Edwin Sandys, Europae Speculum [A Relation of the State of Religion in Europe], in Mary Ellen Henley, Sir Edwin Sandy's Europae Speculum: a Critical Edition (2001)
      […] Priests; who affecting in them selves and their followers a certein Angelical puritie, fell sodainly to the very counterpoint of justifying bestialitie.
Synonyms
  • contrapuntal music
  • polyphony
Translations

Verb

counterpoint (third-person singular simple present counterpoints, present participle counterpointing, simple past and past participle counterpointed)

  1. (transitive) To compose or arrange such music.
  2. (transitive) To serve as an opposing point against.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Old French contrepointe, a corruption of coultepointe, from Latin culcita puncta, i.e. a stitched pillow or cover. See quilt.

Noun

counterpoint (plural counterpoints)

  1. Obsolete form of counterpane.

Anagrams

  • unprotection

Source: wiktionary.org