BACKSPEIRED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSPEIRED 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 BACKSPEIRED?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSPEIRED is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSPEIRED
No single letter turns BACKSPEIRED into another word.
How BACKSPEIRED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKSPEIRED, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSPEIRED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSPEIRED
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Common questions about BACKSPEIRED
- Is BACKSPEIRED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSPEIRED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSPEIRED worth?
- BACKSPEIRED is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSPEIRED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSPEIRED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKSPEIRED:
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