BACKHANDEDLY is a valid Scrabble word — 28 points
Yes. BACKHANDEDLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 28 points in Scrabble and 30 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1d2l1y4
PlayableBACKHANDEDLY · 12 letters · 28 pts Scrabble · 30 pts WWF
28points in Scrabble
30points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKHANDEDLY?
| 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%2.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful BACKHANDEDLY is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHANDEDLY
No single letter turns BACKHANDEDLY into another word.
How BACKHANDEDLY scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1d2l1y4 28
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3a1n2d2e1d2l2y3 30
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKHANDEDLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHANDEDLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHANDEDLY
backhanded23 blackhead21 laybacked21 chalybean19 backhand20 claybank19 deckhand19 hackable19 backland17 blanched16 baldhead15 headband15 chalaned14 balanced13 headland13 hackney19 bechalk18 layback18 yakhdan18 chalked17 dayched17 hackled17 blacked16 hayband16 lynched16 blacken15 nakedly15 blanked14 clanked14 alcayde13 lanched13 handled12 abanded11 addable11 badland11 balance11 blanded11 candled11 decadal11 canaled10
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Common questions about BACKHANDEDLY
- Is BACKHANDEDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKHANDEDLY, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKHANDEDLY worth?
- BACKHANDEDLY is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHANDEDLY?
- No single letter can be added to BACKHANDEDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKHANDEDLY:
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