BACKBENCHER is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. BACKBENCHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5b3e1n1c3h4e1r1
PlayableBACKBENCHER · 11 letters · 26 pts Scrabble · 30 pts WWF
26points in Scrabble
30points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKBENCHER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.36
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.09%
Our own measure of how useful BACKBENCHER is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBENCHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backbenchersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKBENCHER scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5b3e1n1c3h4e1r1 26
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5b4e1n2c4h3e1r1 30
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKBENCHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBENCHER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKBENCHER
1 longer words begin with BACKBENCHER.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBENCHER
backbench24 bechance17 checker18 recheck18 bracken15 bencher14 brechan14 chancer14 chancre14 hearken14 carbeen11 carbene11 creance11 chebec15 hackee15 hacker15 backer14 nebeck14 reback14 rebeck14 branch13 breach13 breech13 chance13 cranch13 creach13 creche13 hanker13 harken13 banker12 barken12 beaker12 berake12 canker12 necker12 reckan12 achene11 beenah11 chenar11 enarch11
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Common questions about BACKBENCHER
- Is BACKBENCHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKBENCHER, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKBENCHER worth?
- BACKBENCHER is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBENCHER?
- BACKBENCHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKBENCHER:
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