BACKSTALLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTALLING 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSTALLING?
| 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 BACKSTALLING is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTALLING
No single letter turns BACKSTALLING into another word.
How BACKSTALLING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSTALLING, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSTALLING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTALLING
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Common questions about BACKSTALLING
- Is BACKSTALLING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSTALLING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSTALLING worth?
- BACKSTALLING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTALLING?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSTALLING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSTALLING:
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