BACKS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BACKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACKS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKS is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKS
No single letter turns BACKS into another word.
How BACKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does BACKS mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The players in a team sport such as rugby or football who are positioned behind the forwards, together with that group as a whole.
In rugby and similar team games, the backs are the players who line up behind the forwards and are generally relied on for speed, handling and scoring rather than for winning possession in close contact. A team is commonly said to train its backs separately from its forwards, and a strong set of backs is prized for running and passing skill. The word backs names this whole division of the team rather than simply meaning more than one back of anything.
How BACKS is used
Chiefly sporting usage, especially in rugby, where the backs and the forwards are the two main divisions of a team.
- The coach spent the whole session working with the backs on their passing.
- Their backs ran the ball wide at every opportunity.
- Injuries to two backs forced a reshuffle before kickoff.
- The forwards won the ball and fed it out to the backs.
- Fast, confident backs can turn a single mistake into a try.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACKS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACKS
Showing 24 of 131 words that begin with BACKS.
Words ending in BACKS
Showing 24 of 121 words that end in BACKS. Useful as a back hook: play BACKS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKS
Common questions about BACKS
- Is BACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKS worth?
- BACKS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACKS mean?
- The players in a team sport such as rugby or football who are positioned behind the forwards, together with that group as a whole.
- What letters can be added to BACKS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BACKS:
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