BACKBURNS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKBURNS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKBURNS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKBURNS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKBURNS
No single letter turns BACKBURNS into another word.
How BACKBURNS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKBURNS, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKBURNS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKBURNS mean in Scrabble?
BACKBURNS is the present-tense form of BACKBURN used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBURNS
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Common questions about BACKBURNS
- Is BACKBURNS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKBURNS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKBURNS worth?
- BACKBURNS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKBURNS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKBURNS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKBURNS:
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