BACKFISCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFISCH 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKFISCH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFISCH is to know. It scores 25 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFISCH
No single letter turns BACKFISCH into another word.
How BACKFISCH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKFISCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFISCH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKFISCH
1 longer words begin with BACKFISCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFISCH
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Common questions about BACKFISCH
- Is BACKFISCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFISCH is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFISCH worth?
- BACKFISCH is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFISCH?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFISCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKFISCH:
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