BACKSCRATCHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSCRATCHED 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSCRATCHED?
| 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 BACKSCRATCHED is to know. It scores 29 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSCRATCHED
No single letter turns BACKSCRATCHED into another word.
How BACKSCRATCHED scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSCRATCHED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKSCRATCHED needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSCRATCHED
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Common questions about BACKSCRATCHED
- Is BACKSCRATCHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSCRATCHED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSCRATCHED worth?
- BACKSCRATCHED is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSCRATCHED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSCRATCHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSCRATCHED:
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