BACKWARDLY is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. BACKWARDLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5w4a1r1d2l1y4
PlayableBACKWARDLY · 10 letters · 25 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
25points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BACKWARDLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.1%
Our own measure of how useful BACKWARDLY is to know. It scores 25 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWARDLY
No single letter turns BACKWARDLY into another word.
How BACKWARDLY scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5w4a1r1d2l1y4 25
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5w4a1r1d2l2y3 27
Face value of the 10 tiles in BACKWARDLY, 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 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKWARDLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWARDLY
backward20 backyard20 drawback20 wayback21 layback18 bradawl13 awrack15 bawdry15 dawbry15 brawly14 byrlaw14 crawly14 darkly14 warbly14 drawly13 bayard12 drably12 acrawl11 wacky17 balky14 barky14 bawdy14 braky14 wrack14 yacka14 aback13 alkyd13 black13 brack13 bylaw13 warby13 carby12 drack12 larky12 yarak12 alack11 alway11 badly11 baldy11 bardy11
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Common questions about BACKWARDLY
- Is BACKWARDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKWARDLY, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKWARDLY worth?
- BACKWARDLY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWARDLY?
- No single letter can be added to BACKWARDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BACKWARDLY:
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