BACKSPACERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSPACERS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSPACERS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSPACERS is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSPACERS
No single letter turns BACKSPACERS into another word.
How BACKSPACERS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKSPACERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSPACERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSPACERS
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Common questions about BACKSPACERS
- Is BACKSPACERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSPACERS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSPACERS worth?
- BACKSPACERS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSPACERS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSPACERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKSPACERS:
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