BACKSHISHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSHISHED 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSHISHED?
| 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 BACKSHISHED is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSHISHED
No single letter turns BACKSHISHED into another word.
How BACKSHISHED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKSHISHED, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSHISHED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSHISHED
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Common questions about BACKSHISHED
- Is BACKSHISHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSHISHED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSHISHED worth?
- BACKSHISHED is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSHISHED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSHISHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKSHISHED:
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