BACKFLOWS is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. BACKFLOWS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5f4l1o1w4s1
PlayableBACKFLOWS · 9 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
26points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKFLOWS?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%3.78%
Our own measure of how useful BACKFLOWS is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKFLOWS
No single letter turns BACKFLOWS into another word.
How BACKFLOWS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5f4l1o1w4s1 23
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5f4l2o1w4s1 26
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKFLOWS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKFLOWS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKFLOWS
- All 9 letters of BACKFLOWS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKFLOWS
backflow22 slowback19 sowback18 flacks15 flocks15 wackos15 blacks14 blocks14 cloaks12 cowals11 wakfs15 bawks14 cawks14 cowks14 flack14 flock14 swack14 wacko14 wacks14 wocks14 backs13 black13 block13 bocks13 flaks12 flask12 folks12 lawks12 walks12 balks11 boaks11 calks11 cloak11 flaws11 flows11 fowls11 lacks11 locks11 slack11 wolfs11
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Common questions about BACKFLOWS
- Is BACKFLOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKFLOWS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKFLOWS worth?
- BACKFLOWS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKFLOWS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKFLOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKFLOWS:
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