BACKFILES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFILES 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 BACKFILES?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFILES is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFILES
No single letter turns BACKFILES into another word.
How BACKFILES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKFILES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFILES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKFILES
- All 9 letters of BACKFILES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFILES
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Common questions about BACKFILES
- Is BACKFILES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFILES is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFILES worth?
- BACKFILES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFILES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFILES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKFILES:
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