BACKGROUNDERS is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. BACKGROUNDERS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2e1r1s1
PlayableBACKGROUNDERS · 13 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 28 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
28points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKGROUNDERS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.77
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.15%
Our own measure of how useful BACKGROUNDERS is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKGROUNDERS
No single letter turns BACKGROUNDERS into another word.
How BACKGROUNDERS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5g2r1o1u1n1d2e1r1s1 23
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5g3r1o1u2n2d2e1r1s1 28
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKGROUNDERS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKGROUNDERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKGROUNDERS
backgrounder22 backgrounds21 background20 cornbreads15 curanderos13 brockages18 cankerous15 absconder14 bongraces14 canegrubs14 casebound14 cornbread14 subdeacon14 bondagers13 scrounged13 curandero12 rancoured12 scrounger12 unscarred12 dangerous11 grandeurs11 grounders11 noseguard11 bedrocks17 brockage17 burdocks17 redbacks17 unbacked17 brackens16 dockages16 geoducks16 roebucks16 runbacks16 brokages15 corkages15 dornecks15 grosbeak15 sunbaked15 unbarked15 unbraked15
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Common questions about BACKGROUNDERS
- Is BACKGROUNDERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKGROUNDERS, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKGROUNDERS worth?
- BACKGROUNDERS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKGROUNDERS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKGROUNDERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKGROUNDERS:
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