BACKSWORDMEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSWORDMEN 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 BACKSWORDMEN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKSWORDMEN is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSWORDMEN
No single letter turns BACKSWORDMEN into another word.
How BACKSWORDMEN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BACKSWORDMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKSWORDMEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKSWORDMEN
- All 12 letters of BACKSWORDMEN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSWORDMEN
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Common questions about BACKSWORDMEN
- Is BACKSWORDMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSWORDMEN is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSWORDMEN worth?
- BACKSWORDMEN is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSWORDMEN?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSWORDMEN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BACKSWORDMEN:
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