BACKCASTING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKCASTING 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 accept it.
b3a1c3k5c3a1s1t1i1n1g2
Depends on the listBACKCASTING · 11 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKCASTING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.82%
Our own measure of how useful BACKCASTING is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKCASTING
No single letter turns BACKCASTING into another word.
How BACKCASTING scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5c3a1s1t1i1n1g2 22
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5c4a1s1t1i1n2g3 27
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKCASTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKCASTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKCASTING
backcast18 scatback18 backings17 canstick16 stacking15 tackings15 katcinas14 tikangas13 backing16 cacking16 bakings14 basking14 cakings14 casking14 kitbags14 sacking14 tacking14 anticks13 bankits13 banksia13 catkins13 catskin13 katcina13 kaingas12 skating12 staking12 takings12 tasking12 tikanga12 aniccas11 katsina11 tankias11 abasing10 abating10 actings10 agnatic10 baaings10 basting10 bisnaga10 casting10
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Common questions about BACKCASTING
- Is BACKCASTING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKCASTING, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKCASTING worth?
- BACKCASTING is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKCASTING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKCASTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKCASTING:
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