BACKGROUNDER is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. BACKGROUNDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2e1r1
PlayableBACKGROUNDER · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKGROUNDER?
| 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%1.83
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful BACKGROUNDER is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKGROUNDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backgroundersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKGROUNDER scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2e1r1 22
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5g3r1o1u2n2d2e1r1 27
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKGROUNDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKGROUNDER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKGROUNDER
1 longer words begin with BACKGROUNDER.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKGROUNDER
background20 cornbread14 curandero12 rancoured12 brockage17 unbacked17 unbarked15 unbraked15 uncorked15 unracked15 bongrace13 canegrub13 unbraced13 bondager12 carborne12 congrued12 ungarbed12 ungraced12 arboured11 rancored11 unbarred11 grandeur10 grounder10 reground10 bedrock16 brocked16 burdock16 redback16 bracken15 dockage15 geoduck15 grocked15 roebuck15 runback15 branked14 brokage14 bunkoed14 corkage14 cranked14 croaked14
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Common questions about BACKGROUNDER
- Is BACKGROUNDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKGROUNDER, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKGROUNDER worth?
- BACKGROUNDER is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKGROUNDER?
- BACKGROUNDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKGROUNDER:
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