BACKFALLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFALLS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKFALLS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFALLS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFALLS
No single letter turns BACKFALLS into another word.
How BACKFALLS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKFALLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFALLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BACKFALLS
The 9 tiles of BACKFALLS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFALLS
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Common questions about BACKFALLS
- Is BACKFALLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFALLS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFALLS worth?
- BACKFALLS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFALLS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFALLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKFALLS:
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