countess
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- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
/ˈkaʊntɪs/
Definition of countess
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The wife of a count or earl.
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noun
- The wife of a count or earl.
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A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
“Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.”
- (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of countess.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.
Words you can make from countess
191 playable · top: CONTUSES (10 pts)
Best play contuses 10 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
28 words- CENSUS 8 pts
- CENTOS 8 pts
- CESTOS 8 pts
- CESTUS 8 pts
- CONTES 8 pts
- COSETS 8 pts
- COSSET 8 pts
- COUNTS 8 pts
- CUSTOS 8 pts
- ESCOTS 8 pts
- OUNCES 8 pts
- SCENTS 8 pts
- SCONES 8 pts
- SCOUSE 8 pts
- SCOUTS 8 pts
- SCUTES 8 pts
- NOUSES 6 pts
- NUTSOS 6 pts
- ONSETS 6 pts
- ONUSES 6 pts
- SETONS 6 pts
- SETOUS 6 pts
- SNOUTS 6 pts
- STENOS 6 pts
- STONES 6 pts
- SUNSET 6 pts
- TOUSES 6 pts
- UNSETS 6 pts
5-letter words
46 words- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- COSES 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSTS 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- CUSSO 7 pts
- CUTES 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- OUNCE 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SCOTS 7 pts
- SCOUT 7 pts
- SCUTE 7 pts
- SCUTS 7 pts
- SECTS 7 pts
- SOCES 7 pts
- UNCOS 7 pts
- NESTS 5 pts
- NOSES 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- NUTSO 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- OUSTS 5 pts
- SENTS 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- SNOTS 5 pts
- SNOUT 5 pts
- SONES 5 pts
- SOUSE 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- STUNS 5 pts
- SUETS 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONUS 5 pts
- TOUSE 5 pts
- TUNES 5 pts
- UNSET 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- CENT 6 pts
- CESS 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COSS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
- CUES 6 pts
- CUSS 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- CUTS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ECUS 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- SCOT 6 pts
- SCUT 6 pts
- SECS 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- UNCO 6 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ESTS 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- NUTS 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SETS 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- SONS 4 pts
- SOTS 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
- STUN 4 pts
- SUES 4 pts
- SUET 4 pts
- SUNS 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
- TOSS 4 pts
- TUNE 4 pts
- TUNS 4 pts
- UNTO 4 pts
- USES 4 pts
- UTES 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- CON 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- OUT 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOS 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUE 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- SUS 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- USE 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
- UTS 3 pts
2-letter words
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