BACKSHEESHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSHEESHED 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSHEESHED?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSHEESHED is to know. It scores 27 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSHEESHED
No single letter turns BACKSHEESHED into another word.
How BACKSHEESHED scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSHEESHED, 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 | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSHEESHED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKSHEESHED mean in Scrabble?
BACKSHEESHED is the past tense or past participle of BACKSHEESH.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSHEESHED
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Common questions about BACKSHEESHED
- Is BACKSHEESHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSHEESHED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSHEESHED worth?
- BACKSHEESHED is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSHEESHED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSHEESHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSHEESHED:
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