BACKPADDLE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKPADDLE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKPADDLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKPADDLE is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKPADDLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKPADDLE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKPADDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKPADDLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKPADDLE
2 longer words begin with BACKPADDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKPADDLE
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Common questions about BACKPADDLE
- Is BACKPADDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKPADDLE is not in it.
- How many points is BACKPADDLE worth?
- BACKPADDLE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKPADDLE?
- BACKPADDLE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKPADDLE:
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