BACKSHORES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 21 points
Yes for Scrabble. BACKSHORES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1c3k5s1h4o1r1e1s1
PlayableBACKSHORES · 10 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKSHORES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BACKSHORES is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSHORES
No single letter turns BACKSHORES into another word.
How BACKSHORES scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5s1h4o1r1e1s1 21
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5s1h3o1r1e1s1 22
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKSHORES, 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 | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSHORES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BACKSHORES
The 10 tiles of BACKSHORES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSHORES
backshore20 horseback20 backhoes19 shackoes17 shockers17 basoches15 borsches15 broaches15 backhoe18 chokers16 chokras16 hackers16 hassock16 hockers16 rheboks16 shackos16 shocker16 backers15 barocks15 rebacks15 basoche14 braches14 broches14 kashers14 koshers14 shakers14 shakoes14 sackers13 screaks13 bashers12 brashes12 chaoses12 chasers12 choreas12 coshers12 crashes12 eschars12 ochreas12 oraches12 roaches12
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Common questions about BACKSHORES
- Is BACKSHORES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSHORES is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSHORES worth?
- BACKSHORES is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSHORES?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSHORES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKSHORES:
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