BACKHANDED is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. BACKHANDED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1d2
PlayableBACKHANDED · 10 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKHANDED?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.3
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful BACKHANDED is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHANDED
No single letter turns BACKHANDED into another word.
How BACKHANDED scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1d2 23
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3a1n2d2e1d2 25
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKHANDED, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHANDED has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKHANDED
2 longer words begin with BACKHANDED.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHANDED
backhand20 deckhand19 headband15 abanded11 hacked16 achkan15 backed15 keddah15 akedah14 bached14 dacked14 hanked14 khanda14 banked13 hadden11 handed11 banded10 danced10 bekah14 chank14 cheka14 hacek14 kacha14 kench14 aback13 kheda13 bacha12 baked12 beach12 bench12 caked12 hakea12 kaneh12 ached11 baken11 banak11 bandh11 dacha11 dench11 dhaba11
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Common questions about BACKHANDED
- Is BACKHANDED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKHANDED, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKHANDED worth?
- BACKHANDED is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHANDED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKHANDED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKHANDED:
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