BACKSCRATCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSCRATCHES 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSCRATCHES?
| 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 BACKSCRATCHES is to know. It scores 28 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSCRATCHES
No single letter turns BACKSCRATCHES into another word.
How BACKSCRATCHES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSCRATCHES, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKSCRATCHES needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSCRATCHES
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Common questions about BACKSCRATCHES
- Is BACKSCRATCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSCRATCHES is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSCRATCHES worth?
- BACKSCRATCHES is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSCRATCHES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSCRATCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSCRATCHES:
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