BACKWORKERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKWORKERS 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKWORKERS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKWORKERS is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWORKERS
No single letter turns BACKWORKERS into another word.
How BACKWORKERS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BACKWORKERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKWORKERS needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWORKERS
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Common questions about BACKWORKERS
- Is BACKWORKERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKWORKERS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKWORKERS worth?
- BACKWORKERS is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWORKERS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKWORKERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BACKWORKERS:
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