BACKLIT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BACKLIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKLIT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKLIT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLIT
No single letter turns BACKLIT into another word.
How BACKLIT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKLIT, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does BACKLIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lit from behind.
A backlit screen has a lamp behind it so the display is readable in the dark. In photography, a backlit subject appears as a dark shape against bright light. The effect is often used for drama.
How BACKLIT is used
Backlit describes screens, signs and photographed subjects.
- The backlit keyboard glowed in the dark room.
- A backlit figure stood in the doorway.
- The shop used a backlit sign above the entrance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKLIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLIT
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Common questions about BACKLIT
- Is BACKLIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLIT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLIT worth?
- BACKLIT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKLIT mean?
- Lit from behind.
- What letters can be added to BACKLIT?
- No single letter can be added to BACKLIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKLIT:
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