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Is county a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word county is a Scrabble US word. The word county is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is county a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word county is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Is county a Words With Friends word?

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

COUNTY,

5-letter words (3 found)

COUNT,CYTON,UNCOY,

4-letter words (9 found)

CONY,CUNT,NOUT,TONY,TOUN,TUNY,UNCO,UNTO,YONT,

3-letter words (15 found)

CON,COT,COY,CUT,NOT,NOY,NUT,ONY,OUT,TOC,TON,TOY,TUN,YON,YOU,

2-letter words (11 found)

NO,NU,NY,ON,OU,OY,TO,UN,UT,YO,YU,

You can make 39 words from county according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of county

county

Etymology

From Middle English countee, counte, conte, from Anglo-Norman counté, Old French conté (French comté), from Latin comitātus (“jurisdiction of a count”), from comes (“count, earl”). Cognate with Spanish condado (“county”) and Italian contea (“county”). Doublet of comitatus, borrowed directly from Latin. Mostly displaced native Old English sċīr, whence Modern English shire.

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkaʊnti/
  • Rhymes: -aʊnti

Noun

county (countable and uncountable, plural counties)

  1. An administrative or geographical region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
  2. A definitive geographic region, without direct administrative functions.
    traditional county
  3. (US, slang, uncountable) A jail operated by a county government.
  4. (historical) The land ruled by a count or a countess.

Usage notes

  • In US usage, counties are almost always designated as such, with the word "County" capitalized and following the name — e.g., "Lewis County", rarely "Lewis", and never "County Lewis".
  • In British usage, counties are referenced without designation — e.g. "Kent" and never "Kent County". The one exception is Durham, which is often "County Durham" but never "Durham County". An organisation such as Kent County Council is the "County Council" of "Kent" and not the "Council" of "Kent County".
  • In Irish usage, counties are designated as such, with the word "County" capitalised and preceding the name — e.g., "County Carlow".
  • In Canadian usage, counties are typically designated as such, with the word "County" capitalized and usually preceding the name — e.g., "the County of Two Hills". Occasionally, "County" follows the name, as in "Sturgeon County".

Synonyms

  • (from Mandarin Chinese) hsien, xian

Derived terms

Related terms

  • count

Descendants

  • → German: County
  • → Swahili: kaunti

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Adjective

county (comparative more county, superlative most county)

  1. Characteristic of a ‘county family’; representative of the gentry or aristocracy of a county.

Source: wiktionary.org