BACKWORDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKWORDS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKWORDS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKWORDS is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWORDS
No single letter turns BACKWORDS into another word.
How BACKWORDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKWORDS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKWORDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BACKWORDS
- All 9 letters of BACKWORDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BACKWORDS
The 9 tiles of BACKWORDS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWORDS
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Common questions about BACKWORDS
- Is BACKWORDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKWORDS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKWORDS worth?
- BACKWORDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWORDS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKWORDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKWORDS:
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