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.
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
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
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
What does BACKHOED mean in Scrabble?
BACKHOED is the past tense or past participle of BACKHOE.
BACKHOE(noun) — A digging machine with a bucket on a hinged arm that is pulled back toward the machine.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHOED
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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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