BACKLISTS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BACKLISTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5l1i1s1t1s1
PlayableBACKLISTS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKLISTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.56%
Our own measure of how useful BACKLISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLISTS
No single letter turns BACKLISTS into another word.
How BACKLISTS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5l1i1s1t1s1 17
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5l2i1s1t1s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKLISTS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKLISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLISTS
backlist16 backlit15 blacks14 batiks12 kiblas12 saicks12 slacks12 slicks12 stacks12 sticks12 baltic10 basics10 saktis10 skails10 stalks10 tilaks10 absits8 baltis8 basils8 bastis8 blasts8 citals8 clasts8 scails8 stilbs8 ticals8 backs13 black13 balks11 basks11 batik11 bilks11 bisks11 calks11 casks11 kibla11 lacks11 licks11 sacks11 saick11
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Common questions about BACKLISTS
- Is BACKLISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLISTS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLISTS worth?
- BACKLISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKLISTS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKLISTS:
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