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.
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
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
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.
What does BACKBANDS mean in Scrabble?
BACKBANDS is the plural of BACKBAND.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBANDS
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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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