BACKFIT is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BACKFIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKFIT?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFIT is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backfitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKFIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKFIT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does BACKFIT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To add new or improved equipment to something already built or in service.
Engineers backfit older plants and ships with modern safety systems instead of building new ones. The result is cheaper than replacement but can be hard to fit into the old design.
How BACKFIT is used
The verb backfit is common in engineering, especially nuclear and naval work.
- The utility agreed to backfit the reactor with new cooling pumps.
- It is costly to backfit an old building with modern wiring.
- Regulators ordered the company to backfit all of its older units.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKFIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACKFIT
4 longer words begin with BACKFIT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFIT
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Common questions about BACKFIT
- Is BACKFIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKFIT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKFIT worth?
- BACKFIT is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKFIT mean?
- To add new or improved equipment to something already built or in service.
- What letters can be added to BACKFIT?
- BACKFIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKFIT:
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