BACKYARD is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BACKYARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
b3a1c3k5y4a1r1d2
PlayableBACKYARD · 8 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BACKYARD?
| 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: 46 / 100
46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.38%
Our own measure of how useful BACKYARD is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACKYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
backyardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACKYARD scores
Scrabble b3a1c3k5y4a1r1d2 20
Words with Friends b4a1c4k5y3a1r1d2 21
Face value of the 8 tiles in BACKYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BACKYARD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BACKYARD
1 longer words begin with BACKYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in BACKYARD
bayard12 barky14 braky14 yacka14 aback13 brack13 carby12 drack12 yarak12 bardy11 cardy11 darcy11 kabar11 abray10 barca9 caky13 yack13 back12 dack11 kray11 kyar11 yark11 bark10 brak10 cark10 kbar10 krab10 rack10 baya9 bray9 cray9 dark9 racy9 yaba9 abac8 adry8 arak8 caba8 carb8 crab8
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Common questions about BACKYARD
- Is BACKYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACKYARD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACKYARD worth?
- BACKYARD is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BACKYARD?
- BACKYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BACKYARD:
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