BACKVELDERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKVELDERS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BACKVELDERS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKVELDERS is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKVELDERS
No single letter turns BACKVELDERS into another word.
How BACKVELDERS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKVELDERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKVELDERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BACKVELDERS mean in Scrabble?
BACKVELDERS is the plural of BACKVELDER.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKVELDERS
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Common questions about BACKVELDERS
- Is BACKVELDERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKVELDERS, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKVELDERS worth?
- BACKVELDERS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKVELDERS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKVELDERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKVELDERS:
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