BACKBLOCKERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKBLOCKERS 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKBLOCKERS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKBLOCKERS is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBLOCKERS
No single letter turns BACKBLOCKERS into another word.
How BACKBLOCKERS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKBLOCKERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKBLOCKERS needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBLOCKERS
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Common questions about BACKBLOCKERS
- Is BACKBLOCKERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBLOCKERS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBLOCKERS worth?
- BACKBLOCKERS is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBLOCKERS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBLOCKERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKBLOCKERS:
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