BACKSHISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSHISH 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSHISH?
| 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 BACKSHISH is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSHISH
No single letter turns BACKSHISH into another word.
How BACKSHISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKSHISH, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSHISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKSHISH
3 longer words begin with BACKSHISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSHISH
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Common questions about BACKSHISH
- Is BACKSHISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSHISH is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSHISH worth?
- BACKSHISH is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSHISH?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSHISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKSHISH:
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