BACKOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BACKOUT 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 BACKOUT?
| 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 BACKOUT is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKOUT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACKOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does BACKOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The act of withdrawing from an agreement or of reversing a planned procedure.
A backout happens when one side pulls away from a deal at a late stage. In space launches it can mean the reversal of the countdown steps. It is a noun use of the phrasal verb back out.
How BACKOUT is used
Backout is used in business, law and technical operations.
- The buyer backout cost the seller weeks of work.
- Engineers ordered a backout of the countdown.
- A sudden backout left the project without funding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BACKOUT
The 7 tiles of BACKOUT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BACKOUT
1 longer words begin with BACKOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKOUT
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Common questions about BACKOUT
- Is BACKOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKOUT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKOUT worth?
- BACKOUT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKOUT mean?
- The act of withdrawing from an agreement or of reversing a planned procedure.
- What letters can be added to BACKOUT?
- BACKOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACKOUT:
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