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.
b3a1c3k5b3u1r1n1s1
Depends on the listBACKBURNS · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
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
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4%
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
Scrabble b3a1c3k5b3u1r1n1s1 19
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5b4u2r1n2s1 24
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.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKBURNS
backburn18 runbacks16 runback15 sunback15 unbarks13 bracks14 branks12 burkas12 cranks12 crunks12 unbark12 busbar10 knaurs10 burans8 unbars8 backs13 brack13 bucks13 banks11 barks11 bauks11 braks11 brank11 brusk11 bunks11 burka11 burks11 carks11 cauks11 crank11 crunk11 kbars11 knubs11 krabs11 nabks11 racks11 rucks11 snack11 snuck11 ankus9
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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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