BACKSLIDINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSLIDINGS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSLIDINGS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSLIDINGS is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSLIDINGS
No single letter turns BACKSLIDINGS into another word.
How BACKSLIDINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSLIDINGS, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSLIDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSLIDINGS
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Common questions about BACKSLIDINGS
- Is BACKSLIDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSLIDINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSLIDINGS worth?
- BACKSLIDINGS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSLIDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSLIDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSLIDINGS:
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