BACKTRACKINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKTRACKINGS 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKTRACKINGS?
| 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 BACKTRACKINGS is to know. It scores 28 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKTRACKINGS
No single letter turns BACKTRACKINGS into another word.
How BACKTRACKINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BACKTRACKINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKTRACKINGS needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKTRACKINGS
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Common questions about BACKTRACKINGS
- Is BACKTRACKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKTRACKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKTRACKINGS worth?
- BACKTRACKINGS is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKTRACKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKTRACKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BACKTRACKINGS:
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