BACKSLAPPINGS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSLAPPINGS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 26 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BACKSLAPPINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSLAPPINGS is to know. It scores 26 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSLAPPINGS
No single letter turns BACKSLAPPINGS into another word.
How BACKSLAPPINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSLAPPINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSLAPPINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKSLAPPINGS mean in Scrabble?
BACKSLAPPINGS is the plural of BACKSLAPPING.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSLAPPINGS
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Common questions about BACKSLAPPINGS
- Is BACKSLAPPINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKSLAPPINGS, where it scores 33 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKSLAPPINGS worth?
- BACKSLAPPINGS is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSLAPPINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSLAPPINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSLAPPINGS:
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