BACKFISCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFISCHES 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKFISCHES?
| 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 BACKFISCHES is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFISCHES
No single letter turns BACKFISCHES into another word.
How BACKFISCHES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKFISCHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFISCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFISCHES
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Common questions about BACKFISCHES
- Is BACKFISCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFISCHES is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFISCHES worth?
- BACKFISCHES is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFISCHES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFISCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKFISCHES:
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