BACKSHEESHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSHEESHING 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 BACKSHEESHING?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSHEESHING is to know. It scores 28 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSHEESHING
No single letter turns BACKSHEESHING into another word.
How BACKSHEESHING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSHEESHING, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSHEESHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKSHEESHING mean in Scrabble?
BACKSHEESHING is the -ing form (present participle) of BACKSHEESH.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSHEESHING
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Common questions about BACKSHEESHING
- Is BACKSHEESHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSHEESHING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSHEESHING worth?
- BACKSHEESHING is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSHEESHING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSHEESHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSHEESHING:
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