BACKLIFTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKLIFTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BACKLIFTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKLIFTS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLIFTS
No single letter turns BACKLIFTS into another word.
How BACKLIFTS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKLIFTS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKLIFTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKLIFTS
- All 9 letters of BACKLIFTS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BACKLIFTS
The 9 tiles of BACKLIFTS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLIFTS
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Common questions about BACKLIFTS
- Is BACKLIFTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLIFTS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLIFTS worth?
- BACKLIFTS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKLIFTS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLIFTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKLIFTS:
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