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There are 18 twelve-letter words beginning with COUNTERP

COUNTERPACES• COUNTERPACE n. a step in opposition to another; a contrary measure.
COUNTERPANES• counterpanes n. Plural of counterpane.
• COUNTERPANE n. a bed coverlet.
COUNTERPARTS• counterparts n. Plural of counterpart.
• COUNTERPART n. one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument.
COUNTERPARTY• counterparty n. (Finance, insurance, law) The other party to a financial transaction.
• counter-party n. Alternative spelling of counterparty.
• COUNTERPARTY n. a party set up in opposition to another party.
COUNTERPEISE• COUNTERPEISE v. (obsolete) to counterpoise.
COUNTERPLANS• counterplans n. Plural of counterplan.
• COUNTERPLAN v. to form a plan designed to counter another plan.
COUNTERPLAYS• counterplays n. Plural of counterplay.
• counterplays v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterplay.
• COUNTERPLAY v. to make a threat or offensive position in e.g. chess intended to counter an opponent's advantage in another part of the board.
COUNTERPLEAD• counterplead v. (Transitive) To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.
• COUNTERPLEAD v. to plead the contrary of.
COUNTERPLEAS• counterpleas n. Plural of counterplea.
• COUNTERPLEA n. a replication to a legal plea.
COUNTERPLOTS• counterplots n. Plural of counterplot.
• COUNTERPLOT v. to intrigue against.
COUNTERPLOYS• counterploys n. Plural of counterploy.
• COUNTERPLOY n. a ploy in return.
COUNTERPOINT• counterpoint n. (Music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains…
• counterpoint n. Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
• counterpoint n. An opposite point.
COUNTERPOISE• counterpoise n. A weight sufficient to balance another, for example in the opposite end of scales; an equal weight.
• counterpoise n. An effect of equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force or influence.
• counterpoise n. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium.
COUNTERPOSED• counterposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterpose.
• COUNTERPOSE v. to place in opposition, contrast, or equilibrium.
COUNTERPOSES• counterposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of counterpose.
• COUNTERPOSE v. to place in opposition, contrast, or equilibrium.
COUNTERPOWER• counterpower n. A political or other kind of power capable of challenging and potentially removing the power of another.
• COUNTERPOWER n. a power opposed to another power.
COUNTERPROOF• counterproof n. (Printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
• counterproof n. (Logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
• COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press.
COUNTERPUNCH• counterpunch n. A punch delivered in response to a previous punch by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match.
• counterpunch n. (Printing, historical) A punch used in the cutting of other punches, often used to create the negative…
• counterpunch v. (Boxing) To deliver a punch designed to exploit an opponent’s momentary defensive weakness caused by…

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

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