BACKWALLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKWALLS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1c3k5w4a1l1l1s1
Depends on the listBACKWALLS · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKWALLS?
| 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
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.11%
Our own measure of how useful BACKWALLS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWALLS
No single letter turns BACKWALLS into another word.
How BACKWALLS scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5w4a1l1l1s1 20
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5w4a1l2l2s1 24
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKWALLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKWALLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWALLS
backwall19 backsaw18 blacks14 cabals10 wallas9 callas8 bawks14 cawks14 swack14 wacks14 aback13 backs13 black13 kawas12 lawks12 wakas12 walks12 abask11 alack11 balks11 calks11 lacks11 slack11 bawls10 blaws10 claws10 waacs10 abacs9 cabal9 cabas9 laksa9 walla8 walls8 albas7 baals7 balas7 balls7 balsa7 basal7 calla7
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Common questions about BACKWALLS
- Is BACKWALLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKWALLS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKWALLS worth?
- BACKWALLS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWALLS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKWALLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKWALLS:
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