BACKSWORDSMAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKSWORDSMAN 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKSWORDSMAN?
| 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 BACKSWORDSMAN is to know. It scores 27 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKSWORDSMAN
No single letter turns BACKSWORDSMAN into another word.
How BACKSWORDSMAN scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKSWORDSMAN, 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 |
| 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 BACKSWORDSMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKSWORDSMAN
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Common questions about BACKSWORDSMAN
- Is BACKSWORDSMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKSWORDSMAN is not in it.
- How many points is BACKSWORDSMAN worth?
- BACKSWORDSMAN is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKSWORDSMAN?
- No single letter can be added to BACKSWORDSMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKSWORDSMAN:
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