BACKSIGHTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSIGHTS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BACKSIGHTS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSIGHTS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSIGHTS
No single letter turns BACKSIGHTS into another word.
How BACKSIGHTS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKSIGHTS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSIGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKSIGHTS mean in Scrabble?
BACKSIGHTS is the plural of BACKSIGHT.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSIGHTS
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Common questions about BACKSIGHTS
- Is BACKSIGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKSIGHTS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKSIGHTS worth?
- BACKSIGHTS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSIGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSIGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKSIGHTS:
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