BACKBIT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BACKBIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKBIT?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKBIT is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backbiteChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BACKBIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKBIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,469 thousand.
What does BACKBIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have spoken spitefully about someone who was not there to defend themselves; the past tense of backbite.
Backbit points to gossip that is hostile and delivered behind a person's back, never to their face. The harm lies in the absence of the target, who gets no chance to answer. It carries a stronger moral charge than simple chatting about a colleague.
How BACKBIT is used
Mostly found in storytelling or reflection about past quarrels, where someone backbit a rival or former friend.
- She backbit her neighbour for years before anyone confronted her.
- He later admitted that he had backbit his old partner to win favour with the boss.
- The courtiers backbit the new minister whenever he left the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKBIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACKBIT
7 longer words begin with BACKBIT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBIT
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Common questions about BACKBIT
- Is BACKBIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKBIT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKBIT worth?
- BACKBIT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKBIT mean?
- To have spoken spitefully about someone who was not there to defend themselves; the past tense of backbite.
- What letters can be added to BACKBIT?
- BACKBIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKBIT:
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