BACKCHECKING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 32 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKCHECKING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1c3k5c3h4e1c3k5i1n1g2
PlayableBACKCHECKING · 12 letters · 32 pts Scrabble · 37 pts WWF
32points in Scrabble
37points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKCHECKING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful BACKCHECKING is to know. It scores 32 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKCHECKING
No single letter turns BACKCHECKING into another word.
How BACKCHECKING scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5c3h4e1c3k5i1n1g2 32
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5c4h3e1c4k5i1n2g3 37
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKCHECKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKCHECKING needs 2 blank tiles.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKCHECKING
backcheck28 chacking20 checking20 beaching16 bacchic18 chicken18 kecking18 hacking17 backing16 becking16 cacking16 baching15 caching15 chacing15 chicane14 accinge12 chiack17 bakkie16 hackie15 backie14 baking13 caking13 chance13 hankie13 abeigh12 aching12 change12 eching12 chaine11 kaeing11 haeing10 incage9 chack16 check16 chick16 khaki16 kiack15 knack15 bekah14 chank14
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Common questions about BACKCHECKING
- Is BACKCHECKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKCHECKING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKCHECKING worth?
- BACKCHECKING is worth 32 points in Scrabble and 37 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKCHECKING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKCHECKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKCHECKING:
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