BACKSTROKED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSTROKED 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSTROKED?
| 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 BACKSTROKED is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSTROKED
No single letter turns BACKSTROKED into another word.
How BACKSTROKED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKSTROKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKSTROKED needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSTROKED
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Common questions about BACKSTROKED
- Is BACKSTROKED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSTROKED is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSTROKED worth?
- BACKSTROKED is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSTROKED?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSTROKED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKSTROKED:
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