BACKHANDER is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. BACKHANDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1r1
PlayableBACKHANDER · 10 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKHANDER?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.3%
Our own measure of how useful BACKHANDER is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHANDER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backhandersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKHANDER scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4a1n1d2e1r1 22
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3a1n2d2e1r1 24
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKHANDER, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHANDER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKHANDER
1 longer words begin with BACKHANDER.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHANDER
handbrake19 backhand20 hardback20 hardbake18 bankcard17 branched16 barchane15 barehand14 charked17 barkhan16 redback16 backare15 bracken15 barchan14 branked14 brechan14 cranked14 charade13 endarch13 handcar13 ranched13 acharne12 archean12 dracena10 hacked16 achkan15 backed15 chakra15 charka15 hacker15 akedah14 bached14 backer14 hanked14 harked14 khanda14 reback14 arcked13 banked13 barked13
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Common questions about BACKHANDER
- Is BACKHANDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKHANDER, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKHANDER worth?
- BACKHANDER is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHANDER?
- BACKHANDER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKHANDER:
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