BACKBONDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKBONDS 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 BACKBONDS?
| 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 BACKBONDS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBONDS
No single letter turns BACKBONDS into another word.
How BACKBONDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKBONDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBONDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKBONDS mean in Scrabble?
BACKBONDS is the plural of BACKBOND.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBONDS
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Common questions about BACKBONDS
- Is BACKBONDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBONDS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBONDS worth?
- BACKBONDS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBONDS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBONDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKBONDS:
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