BACKETS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKETS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKETS?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKETS is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKETS
No single letter turns BACKETS into another word.
How BACKETS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKETS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about BACKETS
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BACKETS
The 7 tiles of BACKETS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKETS
Showing 40 of 152. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BACKETS
- Is BACKETS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKETS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKETS worth?
- BACKETS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKETS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKETS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKETS:
Open BACKETS in the Word Finder