BACKSTARTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTARTINGS 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 BACKSTARTINGS?
| 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 BACKSTARTINGS is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTARTINGS
No single letter turns BACKSTARTINGS into another word.
How BACKSTARTINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSTARTINGS, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSTARTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTARTINGS
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Common questions about BACKSTARTINGS
- Is BACKSTARTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSTARTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSTARTINGS worth?
- BACKSTARTINGS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTARTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSTARTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSTARTINGS:
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