counterintuitively

1. In a manner contrary to intuition or common sense.

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Here are some other words you could make with the letters counterintuitively

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
virulency	17	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
el	2
en	2
er	2
et	2
in	2
it	2
li	2
lo	2
ne	2
no	2
nu	2
oe	2
oi	2
on	2
or	2
oy	5
re	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2
un	2
ut	2
ye	5
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cee	5
cel	5
col	5
con	5
cor	5
cot	5
coy	8
cru	5
cry	8
cue	5
cur	5
cut	5
eco	5
ecu	5
eel	3
eon	3
ere	3
ern	3
eve	6
eye	6
ice	5
icy	8
inn	3
ion	3
ire	3
ivy	9
lee	3
lei	3
let	3
leu	3
lev	6
ley	6
lie	3
lin	3
lit	3
lot	3
lun	3
luv	6
lye	6
nee	3
net	3
nil	3
nit	3
nor	3
not	3
nun	3
nut	3
oil	3
ole	3
one	3
orc	5
ore	3
ort	3
our	3
out	3
rec	5
ree	3
rei	3
ret	3
rev	6
rin	3
roc	5
roe	3
rot	3
rue	3
run	3
rut	3
rye	6
ryu	6
tec	5
tee	3
tel	3
ten	3
tet	3
tic	5
tie	3
til	3
tin	3
tit	3
toe	3
ton	3
tor	3
tot	3
toy	6
try	6
tui	3
tun	3
tut	3
tye	6
ulu	3
uni	3
urn	3
ute	3
vee	6
vet	6
vie	6
vin	6
voe	6
yen	6
yet	6
yin	6
yon	6
you	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceil	6
celt	6
cent	6
cere	6
cero	6
cert	6
cete	6
cine	6
cion	6
cire	6
cite	6
city	9
clon	6
clot	6
cloy	9
clue	6
coil	6
coin	6
coir	6
cole	6
colt	6
coly	9
cone	6
coni	6
conn	6
cony	9
core	6
corn	6
cory	9
cote	6
cove	9
crit	6
cult	6
cure	6
curl	6
curn	6
curt	6
cute	6
ecru	6
eely	7
eery	7
enol	4
envy	10
erne	4
eruv	7
etic	6
etui	4
euro	4
even	7
ever	7
evil	7
eyen	7
eyer	7
eyne	7
eyre	7
icon	6
inly	7
inro	4
inti	4
into	4
iron	4
leer	4
leet	4
leno	4
lent	4
levo	7
levy	10
lice	6
lien	4
lier	4
lieu	4
line	4
linn	4
lino	4
lint	4
liny	7
lion	4
lire	4
liri	4
lite	4
litu	4
live	7
loci	6
loin	4
lone	4
lore	4
lorn	4
lory	7
loti	4
lour	4
lout	4
love	7
luce	6
lune	4
lunt	4
luny	7
lure	4
lute	4
lyre	7
nene	4
neon	4
nett	4
neve	7
nevi	7
nice	6
nine	4
nite	4
noel	4
noil	4
noir	4
none	4
noni	4
nori	4
note	4
noun	4
nurl	4
oily	7
once	6
only	7
orle	4
otic	6
oven	7
over	7
oyer	7
reel	4
rein	4
rely	7
reno	4
rent	4
rete	4
rice	6
riel	4
rile	4
riot	4
rite	4
rive	7
roil	4
role	4
rote	4
roti	4
rotl	4
roue	4
rout	4
rove	7
ruin	4
rule	4
ruly	7
rune	4
runt	4
ryot	7
teel	4
teen	4
tein	4
tele	4
tent	4
tern	4
tier	4
tile	4
tilt	4
tine	4
tint	4
tiny	7
tire	4
tirl	4
tiro	4
titi	4
tivy	10
tiyn	7
toil	4
toit	4
tole	4
tolt	4
tolu	4
tone	4
tony	7
torc	6
tore	4
tori	4
torn	4
tort	4
tory	7
tote	4
tour	4
tout	4
tree	4
tret	4
trey	7
trio	4
trot	4
trou	4
troy	7
true	4
tule	4
tune	4
turn	4
tutu	4
tyee	7
tyer	7
tyin	7
tyne	7
tyre	7
tyro	7
unci	6
unco	6
unit	4
unto	4
uric	6
veer	7
veil	7
vein	7
vent	7
vert	7
very	10
veto	7
vice	9
vier	7
vile	7
vine	7
vino	7
viny	10
viol	7
virl	7
vlei	7
vole	7
volt	7
vote	7
vuln	7
yeti	7
yett	7
yoni	7
yore	7
your	7
yule	7
yurt	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceili	7
cento	7
centu	7
ceorl	7
citer	7
civet	10
civie	10
civil	10
cline	7
clone	7
clour	7
clout	7
clove	10
colin	7
coney	10
conin	7
conte	7
cornu	7
corny	10
count	7
court	7
coven	10
cover	10
covet	10
covey	13
covin	10
coyer	10
creel	7
crone	7
crony	10
cruel	7
cruet	7
culet	7
culti	7
cunit	7
curet	7
curie	7
curio	7
curly	10
curve	10
curvy	13
cuter	7
cutey	10
cutie	7
cutin	7
cutty	10
cuvee	10
cyton	10
elect	7
elint	5
elite	5
eloin	5
elute	5
elven	8
elver	8
ennui	5
enrol	5
enter	5
entry	8
enure	5
envoi	8
envoy	11
erect	7
eruct	7
ervil	8
event	8
evert	8
every	11
evict	10
evite	8
eyrie	8
icier	7
icily	10
incur	7
inert	5
inion	5
inlet	5
inner	5
inrun	5
inter	5
intro	5
inure	5
inurn	5
ionic	7
irone	5
irony	8
ivory	11
leery	8
lento	5
leone	5
lever	8
levin	8
licit	7
lieve	8
linen	5
liner	5
liney	8
linin	5
linny	8
linty	8
lirot	5
liter	5
litre	5
liven	8
liver	8
livre	8
locie	7
loner	5
lotic	7
lotte	5
louie	5
loury	8
lover	8
lovey	11
lucre	7
lunet	5
lycee	10
lyric	10
lytic	10
nerol	5
nerve	8
nervy	11
netty	8
never	8
nicer	7
nicol	7
niece	7
nieve	8
niner	5
niter	5
niton	5
nitre	5
nitro	5
nitty	8
noily	8
nonce	7
nonet	5
nonyl	8
noter	5
novel	8
nutty	8
nylon	8
octet	7
octyl	10
oculi	7
oiler	5
oleic	7
olein	5
olive	8
oncet	7
onery	8
ontic	7
orcin	7
oriel	5
otter	5
ounce	7
ourie	5
outer	5
outre	5
overt	8
ovine	8
ovule	8
recit	7
recon	7
recti	7
recto	7
recut	7
reive	8
relet	5
relic	7
relit	5
renin	5
rente	5
reoil	5
retie	5
revel	8
revet	8
revue	8
ricin	7
riley	8
riven	8
rivet	8
roily	8
ronin	5
rotte	5
rouen	5
route	5
roven	8
runic	7
runny	8
runty	8
rutin	5
rutty	8
teeny	8
telco	7
telic	7
teloi	5
tenet	5
tenne	5
tenno	5
tenny	8
tenon	5
tenor	5
tenty	8
terce	7
terne	5
tetri	5
tiler	5
tinct	7
tinny	8
titer	5
title	5
titre	5
titty	8
tiyin	8
toile	5
toner	5
toney	8
tonic	7
tonne	5
toric	7
torii	5
torte	5
toter	5
toyer	8
treen	5
trice	7
trine	5
triol	5
trite	5
trone	5
trout	5
trove	8
truce	7
truly	8
tuile	5
tuner	5
tunic	7
tunny	8
tutee	5
tutor	5
tutti	5
tutty	8
tuyer	8
ulcer	7
uncle	7
uncoy	10
uncut	7
union	5
unite	5
unity	8
unlet	5
unlit	5
untie	5
until	5
ureic	7
urine	5
uteri	5
utile	5
utter	5
veery	11
veiny	11
venin	8
venue	8
vertu	8
viler	8
vinic	10
vinyl	11
vireo	8
virtu	8
voice	10
voile	8
volte	8
volti	8
voter	8
yente	8
yince	10
yonic	10
yourn	8
incel	7
innie	5
intel	5
outie	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceiler	8
celery	11
cenote	8
center	8
centre	8
cerite	8
cineol	8
citole	8
citrin	8
citron	8
clever	11
client	8
cloner	8
clotty	11
cloven	11
clover	11
coiler	8
coiner	8
colter	8
colure	8
conine	8
conner	8
conure	8
convey	14
cornel	8
cornet	8
cortin	8
corvee	11
corvet	11
cotter	8
coulee	8
county	11
couter	8
covert	11
covine	11
crenel	8
creole	8
cretin	8
croute	8
culver	11
cunner	8
curite	8
curtly	11
curule	8
curvet	11
curvey	14
cutely	11
cutler	8
cutlet	8
cutout	8
cutter	8
cuttle	8
eerily	9
elevon	9
elicit	8
eluent	6
encore	8
ennuye	9
enolic	8
entice	8
entire	6
entity	9
entoil	6
envier	9
enviro	9
erotic	8
etoile	6
evenly	12
eviler	9
evince	11
incent	8
incite	8
incony	11
incult	8
inlier	6
intent	6
intern	6
intine	6
intone	6
intort	6
intron	6
intuit	6
inturn	6
inulin	6
invent	9
invert	9
invite	9
iolite	6
irenic	8
iritic	8
ironic	8
lectin	8
lector	8
lenite	6
lenity	9
lenten	6
lentic	8
letout	6
letter	6
leucin	8
leucon	8
levier	9
levity	12
lictor	8
lierne	6
liever	9
lineny	9
linier	6
linnet	6
linney	9
linter	6
litten	6
litter	6
livery	12
livier	9
livyer	12
loiter	6
lotter	6
louver	9
louvre	9
lovier	9
lucent	8
lucern	8
luetic	8
lunier	6
lutein	6
neroli	6
netter	6
nettle	6
nettly	9
neuron	6
neuter	6
nicely	11
nicety	11
niente	6
ninety	9
nitery	9
nitric	8
nitril	6
nocent	8
noetic	8
norite	6
notice	8
novice	11
nuclei	8
nuncio	8
nuncle	8
nutlet	6
nutter	6
oeuvre	9
oilier	6
oleine	6
online	6
orcein	8
orient	6
otitic	8
outcry	11
outlet	6
outlie	6
outrun	6
outvie	9
overly	12
recent	8
recite	8
recoil	8
recoin	8
relent	6
relict	8
reline	6
relive	9
reluct	8
rennet	6
renvoi	9
retile	6
retine	6
retint	6
retune	6
revile	9
revolt	9
revote	9
ronnel	6
rotely	9
rotini	6
rotten	6
runlet	6
runnel	6
runout	6
rutile	6
telnet	6
tenner	6
tenour	6
tenrec	8
tenter	6
tentie	6
tenure	6
tenuti	6
tenuto	6
tercel	8
tercet	8
tetryl	9
tetter	6
tierce	8
tilter	6
tinier	6
tinily	9
tinner	6
tinter	6
titter	6
tittie	6
tittle	6
toiler	6
toilet	6
toluic	8
tonier	6
tonlet	6
tonner	6
torten	6
totter	6
touter	6
trevet	9
tricot	8
triene	6
triton	6
triune	6
trivet	9
trotyl	9
trouty	9
tryout	9
tunnel	6
tureen	6
turion	6
turnon	6
turtle	6
tuyere	9
uncini	8
uncoil	8
uncurl	8
uncute	8
uneven	9
uniter	6
unlive	9
unreel	6
unrent	6
unrove	9
unruly	9
untorn	6
untrue	6
untune	6
unveil	9
uretic	8
vector	11
veiler	9
veiner	9
veloce	11
velour	9
velure	9
venery	12
venine	9
venire	9
venter	9
venule	9
verily	12
verite	9
verity	12
vetoer	9
vetter	9
victor	11
vinery	12
vinier	9
violet	9
violin	9
virile	9
virion	9
virtue	9
vitric	11
vittle	9
voicer	11
volery	12
volute	9
voyeur	12
yeelin	9
yttric	11
neonic	8
retcon	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centile	9
centner	9
century	12
cervine	12
cineole	9
cinerin	9
citrine	9
cittern	9
clitter	9
cloture	9
clouter	9
clovery	15
clutter	9
coenure	9
coenuri	9
cointer	9
coniine	9
connive	12
content	9
convene	12
convent	12
convert	12
cornett	9
cornily	12
cornute	9
corvine	12
coterie	9
cottier	9
coulter	9
counter	9
country	12
courtly	12
couture	9
coveter	12
crinite	9
cruelty	12
cuittle	9
culotte	9
culture	9
culvert	12
curette	9
cutlery	12
cutline	9
cutover	12
cuvette	12
eirenic	9
elector	9
electro	9
eloiner	7
elution	7
elytron	10
enliven	10
enounce	9
enteric	9
enteron	7
enticer	9
entitle	7
environ	10
erectly	12
eucrite	9
evictor	12
evolute	10
inciter	9
incivil	12
incline	9
incurve	12
inertly	10
innerly	10
innerve	10
interne	7
intitle	7
intoner	7
introit	7
inutile	7
invitee	10
inviter	10
invoice	12
lectern	9
lection	9
lecture	9
lenient	7
leonine	7
lettuce	9
leucine	9
leucite	9
licente	9
linecut	9
linocut	9
lintier	7
linuron	7
litotic	9
littery	10
livener	10
liveyer	13
lottery	10
lucerne	9
lunette	7
lyricon	12
neoteny	10
neritic	9
nervily	13
nervine	10
nervule	10
nettier	7
nettler	7
neurine	7
neurone	7
neutron	7
nicotin	9
niterie	7
nitinol	7
nitrile	7
nitrite	7
nittier	7
noctule	9
nocturn	9
noritic	9
notelet	7
noticer	9
novelty	13
nuclein	9
nucleon	9
nuttier	7
nuttily	10
octette	9
olivine	10
oneiric	9
outcity	12
outlier	7
outline	7
outlive	10
outturn	7
overcut	12
overlet	10
overlie	10
overlit	10
overtly	13
recline	9
recount	9
relievo	10
reticle	9
retinol	7
retinue	7
retitle	7
reunion	7
reunite	7
revoice	12
rilievi	10
rilievo	10
rivulet	10
routine	7
ruction	9
ruttily	10
tectite	9
tenoner	7
tentier	7
tenuity	10
ternion	7
tiercel	9
tinnier	7
tinnily	10
toluene	7
tonetic	9
tonette	7
tontine	7
tortile	7
tottery	10
tourney	10
tricity	12
trinity	10
triolet	7
tritely	10
tritone	7
trounce	9
trunnel	7
tuition	7
tunicle	9
turnout	7
tutoyer	10
tyronic	12
uncivil	12
uncover	12
unction	9
unicorn	9
unitive	10
unnerve	10
unrivet	10
unroven	10
untruly	10
unvoice	12
uterine	7
utility	10
utricle	9
utterly	10
uveitic	12
veinier	10
veinlet	10
veinule	10
veloute	10
venture	10
venturi	10
viceroy	15
victory	15
vintner	10
vinylic	15
violent	10
vitrine	10
vitriol	10
volutin	10
vulture	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceinture	10
celerity	13
citrinin	10
civility	16
cluttery	13
coinvent	13
conniver	13
continue	10
contrite	10
contrive	13
convener	13
conveyer	16
cornetti	10
corvette	13
cotinine	10
coverlet	13
covertly	16
cretonne	10
cryolite	13
culverin	13
cutlette	10
election	10
electron	10
elicitor	10
entirely	11
entirety	11
enuretic	10
erection	10
eternity	11
evection	13
eviction	13
incenter	10
incliner	10
intently	11
intercut	10
internet	8
intertie	8
intitule	8
intronic	10
inventer	11
inventor	11
inverity	14
invertin	11
invirile	11
involute	11
ionicity	13
leniency	13
lenition	8
lenitive	11
lientery	11
neotenic	10
neoteric	10
nettlier	8
neuritic	10
neuronic	10
neurotic	10
neutrino	8
nicotine	10
nitrolic	10
nocturne	10
nonelect	10
nonelite	8
nonlyric	13
nontitle	8
notturni	8
nutrient	8
olivinic	13
orective	13
outcurve	13
outliner	8
outliver	11
overlent	11
overnice	13
recently	13
reconvey	16
reincite	10
reinvent	11
reinvite	11
relucent	10
renitent	8
renounce	10
reticent	10
reticule	10
retinite	8
revolute	11
rottenly	11
roulette	8
telicity	13
tenorini	8
tenorite	8
tincture	10
toiletry	11
toilette	8
tonicity	13
toreutic	10
trecento	10
triunity	11
troilite	8
trotline	8
truelove	11
tunneler	8
unerotic	10
unevenly	14
unironic	10
utriculi	10
veinulet	11
velocity	16
vernicle	13
verticil	13
vicinity	16
violence	13
virility	14
virulent	11
vituline	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centriole	11
centurion	11
continuer	11
crinoline	11
encounter	11
incentive	14
intercity	14
interline	9
interunit	9
intuition	9
intuitive	12
inutility	12
inventory	15
involucre	14
neutronic	11
nutrition	9
nutritive	12
reliction	11
renitency	14
retention	9
routinely	12
tretinoin	9
tricotine	11
truculent	11
unclutter	11
ureotelic	11
ventricle	14
virulence	14
virulency	17
vitriolic	14
volunteer	12
vorticity	17
vulturine	12

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centiliter	12
continuity	15
contritely	15
erectility	15
interionic	12
nonutility	13
reticently	15
tricolette	12
unneurotic	12
ventriculi	15

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
intercounty	16
intuitively	17
nutritively	17
retentivity	17
viniculture	16
viticulture	16