BACKSTRAIGHTS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTRAIGHTS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3a1c3k5s1t1r1a1i1g2h4t1s1
Depends on the listBACKSTRAIGHTS · 13 letters · 25 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
25points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKSTRAIGHTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.92
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.85%
Our own measure of how useful BACKSTRAIGHTS is to know. It scores 25 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTRAIGHTS
No single letter turns BACKSTRAIGHTS into another word.
How BACKSTRAIGHTS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5s1t1r1a1i1g2h4t1s1 25
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5s1t1r1a1i1g3h3t1s1 27
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSTRAIGHTS, 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 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSTRAIGHTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTRAIGHTS
backstraight24 backsights22 britschkas21 backstairs18 shagtastic16 backsight21 britschka20 shabracks20 shagbarks19 backstair17 katharsis16 archaists14 catharsis14 chartists14 tabashirs14 abstracts13 abstricts13 straights13 brackish19 shabrack19 shagbark18 chikaras17 hatracks17 rickshas17 sabkhats17 kitharas15 shikaras15 bashtags14 britskas14 scraighs14 shitbags14 taskbars14 archaist13 brattish13 chartist13 citharas13 habitats13 straicht13 tabashir13 tachists13
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Common questions about BACKSTRAIGHTS
- Is BACKSTRAIGHTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKSTRAIGHTS, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKSTRAIGHTS worth?
- BACKSTRAIGHTS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTRAIGHTS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSTRAIGHTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSTRAIGHTS:
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