BACKCHATTING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKCHATTING 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKCHATTING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKCHATTING is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKCHATTING
No single letter turns BACKCHATTING into another word.
How BACKCHATTING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKCHATTING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKCHATTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKCHATTING
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Common questions about BACKCHATTING
- Is BACKCHATTING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKCHATTING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKCHATTING worth?
- BACKCHATTING is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKCHATTING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKCHATTING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKCHATTING:
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