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.
b3a1c3k5h4o1e1i1n1g2
PlayableBACKHOEING · 10 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
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
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
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
Scrabble b3a1c3k5h4o1e1i1n1g2 22
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5h3o1e1i1n2g3 25
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
Shorter words from the letters in BACKHOEING
beaching16 obeahing14 hogback19 backhoe18 choking17 hacking17 hocking17 backing16 becking16 bocking16 baching15 boaking14 echoing13 begonia10 coinage10 hackie15 kochia15 backie14 beckon14 hoking14 kincob14 baking13 boking13 caking13 coking13 hankie13 kobang13 abeigh12 aching12 change12 chigoe12 eching12 kaonic12 nocake12 bocage11 chaine11 hebona11 kaeing11 beacon10 bonaci10
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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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