BACKFILE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFILE 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKFILE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFILE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backfilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKFILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKFILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKFILE
- All 8 letters of BACKFILE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BACKFILE
1 longer words begin with BACKFILE.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFILE
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Common questions about BACKFILE
- Is BACKFILE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFILE is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFILE worth?
- BACKFILE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFILE?
- BACKFILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKFILE:
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