BACKFLIPPINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKFLIPPINGS 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKFLIPPINGS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKFLIPPINGS is to know. It scores 29 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFLIPPINGS
No single letter turns BACKFLIPPINGS into another word.
How BACKFLIPPINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKFLIPPINGS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFLIPPINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFLIPPINGS
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Common questions about BACKFLIPPINGS
- Is BACKFLIPPINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKFLIPPINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKFLIPPINGS worth?
- BACKFLIPPINGS is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 36 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFLIPPINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFLIPPINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKFLIPPINGS:
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