BACKSCRATCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSCRATCH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSCRATCH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSCRATCH is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSCRATCH
No single letter turns BACKSCRATCH into another word.
How BACKSCRATCH scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKSCRATCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKSCRATCH needs 1 blank tile.
Anagrams of BACKSCRATCH
The 11 tiles of BACKSCRATCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BACKSCRATCH
6 longer words begin with BACKSCRATCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSCRATCH
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Common questions about BACKSCRATCH
- Is BACKSCRATCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSCRATCH is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSCRATCH worth?
- BACKSCRATCH is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSCRATCH?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSCRATCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKSCRATCH:
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