BACKLIGHTED is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. BACKLIGHTED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5l1i1g2h4t1e1d2
PlayableBACKLIGHTED · 11 letters · 24 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
24points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKLIGHTED?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.18
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.91%
Our own measure of how useful BACKLIGHTED is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLIGHTED
No single letter turns BACKLIGHTED into another word.
How BACKLIGHTED scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5l1i1g2h4t1e1d2 24
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5l2i1g3h3t1e1d2 27
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKLIGHTED, 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 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKLIGHTED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKLIGHTED
- All 11 letters of BACKLIGHTED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLIGHTED
backlight21 helitack17 blighted15 dithecal14 lichgate14 teiglach14 alighted13 gilthead13 bechalk18 chalked17 hackled17 thacked17 thicked17 bedtick16 blacked16 dieback16 hacklet16 backlit15 batched15 bitched15 haglike15 tieback15 baglike14 batiked14 bedight14 bighead14 bighted14 gatched14 hatlike14 tackled14 talcked14 tickled14 batlike13 catlike13 habited13 hidable13 latched13 lichted13 alethic12 delight12
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Common questions about BACKLIGHTED
- Is BACKLIGHTED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLIGHTED, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLIGHTED worth?
- BACKLIGHTED is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKLIGHTED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLIGHTED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKLIGHTED:
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