BACKLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BACKLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5l1e1s1s1
PlayableBACKLESS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKLESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful BACKLESS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLESS
No single letter turns BACKLESS into another word.
How BACKLESS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5l1e1s1s1 16
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5l2e1s1s1 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLESS
blacks14 alecks12 bleaks12 slacks12 cables10 slakes10 sables8 scales8 backs13 becks13 black13 aleck11 bakes11 balks11 basks11 beaks11 bleak11 cakes11 calks11 casks11 lacks11 sacks11 slack11 cable9 kales9 lakes9 leaks9 sakes9 scabs9 slake9 ables7 alecs7 baels7 bales7 bases7 basse7 beals7 blaes7 blase7 bless7
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Common questions about BACKLESS
- Is BACKLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLESS worth?
- BACKLESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKLESS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKLESS:
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