BACKSWORDMAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSWORDMAN 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSWORDMAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSWORDMAN is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSWORDMAN
No single letter turns BACKSWORDMAN into another word.
How BACKSWORDMAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSWORDMAN, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSWORDMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSWORDMAN
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Common questions about BACKSWORDMAN
- Is BACKSWORDMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSWORDMAN is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSWORDMAN worth?
- BACKSWORDMAN is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSWORDMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSWORDMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSWORDMAN:
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