BACKFLIPPING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 28 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKFLIPPING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1c3k5f4l1i1p3p3i1n1g2
PlayableBACKFLIPPING · 12 letters · 28 pts Scrabble · 35 pts WWF
28points in Scrabble
35points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKFLIPPING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful BACKFLIPPING is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFLIPPING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backflippingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKFLIPPING scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5f4l1i1p3p3i1n1g2 28
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5f4l2i1p4p4i1n2g3 35
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKFLIPPING, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFLIPPING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKFLIPPING
1 longer words begin with BACKFLIPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFLIPPING
backflip21 blackfin19 fickling18 flacking18 flicking18 blacking17 klapping17 pickling17 flapping16 flipping16 blipping15 clapping15 clipping15 finback18 backing16 kipping16 packing16 picking16 faiking15 flaking15 niblick15 balking14 bilking14 calking14 capping14 lacking14 licking14 paiking14 fabling13 cabling12 cliping12 finical12 laiking12 lapping12 lipping12 palping12 placing12 albinic11 failing11 alginic10
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Common questions about BACKFLIPPING
- Is BACKFLIPPING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFLIPPING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFLIPPING worth?
- BACKFLIPPING is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFLIPPING?
- BACKFLIPPING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKFLIPPING:
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