BACKFAT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BACKFAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKFAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFAT is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backfatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKFAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKFAT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does BACKFAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The layer of fat found beneath the skin on the back of a meat animal, especially a pig.
Butchers prize backfat for rendering into lard and for wrapping lean cuts. Farmers also measure backfat thickness to judge how lean an animal is.
How BACKFAT is used
The term backfat is used in farming, butchery and cooking.
- The cook wrapped the roast in a sheet of backfat.
- Breeders track backfat thickness in young pigs.
- Sausage makers mix ground meat with diced backfat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKFAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BACKFAT
The 7 tiles of BACKFAT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BACKFAT
1 longer words begin with BACKFAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFAT
Common questions about BACKFAT
- Is BACKFAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKFAT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKFAT worth?
- BACKFAT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKFAT mean?
- The layer of fat found beneath the skin on the back of a meat animal, especially a pig.
- What letters can be added to BACKFAT?
- BACKFAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKFAT:
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