BACKWORKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. BACKWORKS 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BACKWORKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACKWORKS is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKWORKS
No single letter turns BACKWORKS into another word.
How BACKWORKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BACKWORKS, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BACKWORKS needs 1 blank tile.
What does BACKWORKS mean in Scrabble?
BACKWORKS is the plural of BACKWORK.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKWORKS
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Common questions about BACKWORKS
- Is BACKWORKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BACKWORKS is not in it.
- How many points is BACKWORKS worth?
- BACKWORKS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKWORKS?
- No single letter can be added to BACKWORKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BACKWORKS:
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