BACKHOEING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 22 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKHOEING 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 BACKHOEING?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKHOEING is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKHOEING
No single letter turns BACKHOEING into another word.
How BACKHOEING scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKHOEING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKHOEING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKHOEING
- All 10 letters of BACKHOEING are different — nothing repeats.
- BACKHOEING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BACKHOEING mean in Scrabble?
BACKHOEING is the -ing form (present 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 BACKHOEING
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Common questions about BACKHOEING
- Is BACKHOEING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKHOEING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKHOEING worth?
- BACKHOEING is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKHOEING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKHOEING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKHOEING:
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