BACKCOURT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BACKCOURT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKCOURT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKCOURT is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKCOURT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backcourtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKCOURT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKCOURT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKCOURT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKCOURT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The rear part of a court in tennis, basketball and similar games, nearest the back boundary.
In basketball the backcourt is the half a team defends, and the guards who bring the ball up are called backcourt players. In tennis it is the area behind the service line where baseline rallies are played.
How BACKCOURT is used
Used in racquet and court sports, and in basketball for the guard positions.
- The guard dribbled out of the backcourt.
- She stayed in the backcourt to return the long shots.
- The team's backcourt scored most of the points.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKCOURT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACKCOURT
3 longer words begin with BACKCOURT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKCOURT
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Common questions about BACKCOURT
- Is BACKCOURT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKCOURT, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKCOURT worth?
- BACKCOURT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKCOURT mean?
- The rear part of a court in tennis, basketball and similar games, nearest the back boundary.
- What letters can be added to BACKCOURT?
- BACKCOURT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKCOURT:
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