BACKSTARTING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTARTING 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 BACKSTARTING?
| 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 BACKSTARTING is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTARTING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backstartingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKSTARTING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSTARTING, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSTARTING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKSTARTING
1 longer words begin with BACKSTARTING.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTARTING
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Common questions about BACKSTARTING
- Is BACKSTARTING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSTARTING is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSTARTING worth?
- BACKSTARTING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTARTING?
- BACKSTARTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSTARTING:
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