BACKLINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKLINES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BACKLINES?
| 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 BACKLINES is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLINES
No single letter turns BACKLINES into another word.
How BACKLINES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKLINES, 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 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKLINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKLINES
- All 9 letters of BACKLINES 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 BACKLINES
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Common questions about BACKLINES
- Is BACKLINES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLINES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLINES worth?
- BACKLINES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKLINES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKLINES:
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