BACKSTALLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTALLS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSTALLS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSTALLS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTALLS
No single letter turns BACKSTALLS into another word.
How BACKSTALLS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKSTALLS, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSTALLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTALLS
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Common questions about BACKSTALLS
- Is BACKSTALLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSTALLS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSTALLS worth?
- BACKSTALLS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTALLS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSTALLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKSTALLS:
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