BACKHOED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKHOED is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1c3k5h4o1e1d2
PlayableBACKHOED · 8 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKHOED?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BACKHOED is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHOED
No single letter turns BACKHOED into another word.
How BACKHOED scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4o1e1d2 20
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3o1e1d2 21
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKHOED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHOED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKHOED
- All 8 letters of BACKHOED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHOED
backhoe18 choked16 hacked16 hocked16 backed15 bocked15 bached14 bodach14 boaked13 cohead12 bekah14 bokeh14 cheka14 choke14 hacek14 hoked13 kheda13 baked12 beach12 boche12 boked12 caked12 cohab12 coked12 decko12 ached11 adhoc11 chado11 chode11 bohea10 oaked10 obeah10 hoaed9 abode8 adobe8 hack13 heck13 hock13 back12 beck12
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Common questions about BACKHOED
- Is BACKHOED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKHOED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKHOED worth?
- BACKHOED is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHOED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKHOED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKHOED:
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