BACKPADDLES is valid in North America, not in Collins — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKPADDLES 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1c3k5p3a1d2d2l1e1s1
Depends on the listBACKPADDLES · 11 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKPADDLES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.09
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.82%
Our own measure of how useful BACKPADDLES is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKPADDLES
No single letter turns BACKPADDLES into another word.
How BACKPADDLES scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5p3a1d2d2l1e1s1 23
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5p4a1d2d2l2e1s1 27
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKPADDLES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKPADDLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKPADDLES
backpaddle22 backpedals21 packsaddle20 saddleback20 backpedal20 backslap18 packable18 spackled17 sackable16 spacelab14 blacked16 kalpacs15 spackle15 adspeak14 slacked14 beclasp13 capable13 pacable13 aslaked12 clasped12 palaced12 scalped12 scapaed12 addable11 decadal11 paddles11 palaces11 scalded11 alcades10 scalade10 backed15 packed15 blacks14 dacked14 kalpac14 placks14 balked13 basked13 calked13 casked13
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Common questions about BACKPADDLES
- Is BACKPADDLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKPADDLES is not in it.
- How many points is BACKPADDLES worth?
- BACKPADDLES is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKPADDLES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKPADDLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKPADDLES:
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