BACKBONED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKBONED is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1c3k5b3o1n1e1d2
PlayableBACKBONED · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKBONED?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.11%
Our own measure of how useful BACKBONED is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBONED
No single letter turns BACKBONED into another word.
How BACKBONED scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5b3o1n1e1d2 20
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5b4o1n2e1d2 24
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKBONED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBONED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBONED
backbend19 backbond19 backbone18 knobbed16 backed15 bocked15 beckon14 banked13 boaked13 bonked13 cabbed13 cobbed13 conked13 docken13 nocked13 nocake12 nabbed11 beacon10 acnode9 canoed9 deacon9 bobak13 kabob13 kebab13 kebob13 baked12 boked12 caked12 coked12 decko12 baken11 bobac11 cabob11 ebank11 koban11 abbed10 kendo10 knead10 naked10 oaked10
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Common questions about BACKBONED
- Is BACKBONED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBONED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBONED worth?
- BACKBONED is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBONED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBONED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKBONED:
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