BACKWORD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKWORD 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.
Which word lists accept BACKWORD?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKWORD is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backwordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKWORD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKWORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKWORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKWORD
- All 8 letters of BACKWORD are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BACKWORD
1 longer words begin with BACKWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWORD
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Common questions about BACKWORD
- Is BACKWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKWORD is not in it.
- How many points is BACKWORD worth?
- BACKWORD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWORD?
- BACKWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKWORD:
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