Counts
/kaʊnts/
noun
- The act of counting or tallying a quantity.
"Give the chairs a quick count to check if we have enough."
- The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.
- A countdown.
- A charge of misconduct brought in a legal proceeding.
- The number of balls and strikes, respectively, on a batter's in-progress plate appearance.
"He has a 3–2 count with the bases loaded."
verb
- To recite numbers in sequence.
"Can you count to a hundred?"
- To determine the number (of objects in a group).
"There are three apples; count them."
- To be of significance; to matter.
"Your views don’t count here. It does count if you cheat with someone when you’re drunk."
- To be an example of something: often followed by as and an indefinite noun.
"Apples count as a type of fruit."
- To consider something an example of something.
"He counts himself a hero after saving the cat from the river. I count you as more than a friend."
noun
noun
- (of a statistic) To be enumerated rather than represented as a proportion or percentage.
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Counts"
Counts is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Counts" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "counts" is a low-scoring word.