BACKHANDEDNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKHANDEDNESS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKHANDEDNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKHANDEDNESS is to know. It scores 27 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHANDEDNESS
No single letter turns BACKHANDEDNESS into another word.
How BACKHANDEDNESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BACKHANDEDNESS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHANDEDNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHANDEDNESS
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Common questions about BACKHANDEDNESS
- Is BACKHANDEDNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKHANDEDNESS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKHANDEDNESS worth?
- BACKHANDEDNESS is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHANDEDNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKHANDEDNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BACKHANDEDNESS:
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