BACKBANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKBANDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1c3k5b3a1n1d2s1
Depends on the listBACKBANDS · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKBANDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful BACKBANDS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBANDS
No single letter turns BACKBANDS into another word.
How BACKBANDS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5b3a1n1d2s1 20
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5b4a1n2d2s1 24
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKBANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBANDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBANDS
backband19 babkas14 kababs14 banaks12 abdabs11 dabbas11 dansak11 abands9 bandas9 aback13 babka13 backs13 kabab13 dacks12 abask11 banak11 banks11 nabks11 snack11 dabba10 danks10 abacs9 abbas9 babas9 bancs9 cabas9 kanas9 aband8 banda8 bands8 scand8 basan7 nadas6 back12 dack11 bank10 bask10 cask10 kabs10 nabk10
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Common questions about BACKBANDS
- Is BACKBANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBANDS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBANDS worth?
- BACKBANDS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBANDS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKBANDS:
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