BACKFILLING is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. BACKFILLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 29 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5f4i1l1l1i1n1g2
PlayableBACKFILLING · 11 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 29 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
29points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKFILLING?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.09
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.64%
Our own measure of how useful BACKFILLING is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFILLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backfillingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKFILLING scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5f4i1l1l1i1n1g2 23
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5f4i1l2l2i1n2g3 29
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKFILLING, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFILLING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKFILLING
1 longer words begin with BACKFILLING.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFILLING
backfill19 blackfin19 fickling18 flacking18 flicking18 blacking17 flailing12 finback18 backing16 faiking15 flaking15 niblick15 balking14 bilking14 calking14 lacking14 licking14 fabling13 cabling12 finical12 killing12 laiking12 albinic11 bacilli11 failing11 falling11 filling11 alginic10 bailing10 balling10 billing10 calling10 allicin9 faking14 fiking14 baking13 biking13 caking13 calkin12 facing12
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Common questions about BACKFILLING
- Is BACKFILLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKFILLING, where it scores 29 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKFILLING worth?
- BACKFILLING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFILLING?
- BACKFILLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKFILLING:
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