BACKBURNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKBURNING 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKBURNING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKBURNING is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBURNING
No single letter turns BACKBURNING into another word.
How BACKBURNING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKBURNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBURNING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBURNING
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Common questions about BACKBURNING
- Is BACKBURNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBURNING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBURNING worth?
- BACKBURNING is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBURNING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBURNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKBURNING:
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