BACKLOG is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BACKLOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKLOG?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKLOG is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKLOG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backlogsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKLOG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKLOG, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does BACKLOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pile of unfinished work or unfilled orders that has built up over time.
A backlog grows whenever new tasks arrive faster than they can be completed. Offices speak of a backlog of emails, and factories of one in orders. The original backlog was a large log kept at the back of a hearth fire.
How BACKLOG is used
Common in business, software and public services, also as a verb.
- The hospital faces a long backlog of operations.
- We cleared the backlog by working late.
- A backlog of orders delayed shipping.
- Heavy storms began to backlog the repair crews.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKLOG and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACKLOG
3 longer words begin with BACKLOG.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKLOG
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Common questions about BACKLOG
- Is BACKLOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKLOG, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKLOG worth?
- BACKLOG is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKLOG mean?
- A pile of unfinished work or unfilled orders that has built up over time.
- What letters can be added to BACKLOG?
- BACKLOG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKLOG:
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