Is BACKHAND valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKHAND, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BACKHAND worth?

BACKHAND is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BACKHAND?

BACKHAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BACKHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points

Yes. BACKHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2

PlayableBACKHAND · 8 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF

20points in Scrabble

22points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept BACKHAND?

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: 46 / 100

46WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.38%

Our own measure of how useful BACKHAND is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BACKHAND

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

backhands21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BACKHAND scores

Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2 20

Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3a1n2d2 22

Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKHAND, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
a	2	9
c	1	2
k	1	1
h	1	2
n	1	6
d	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHAND has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BACKHAND

backhands21 backhanded23 backhander22 backhanders23 backhanding24 backhandedly28 backhandedness27

7 longer words begin with BACKHAND.

Shorter words from the letters in BACKHAND

Showing 40 of 76. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about BACKHAND

Is BACKHAND valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKHAND, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BACKHAND worth?: BACKHAND is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BACKHAND?: BACKHAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKHAND:

Open BACKHAND in the Word Finder