BAREBACKINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAREBACKINGS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAREBACKINGS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAREBACKINGS is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAREBACKINGS
No single letter turns BAREBACKINGS into another word.
How BAREBACKINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BAREBACKINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAREBACKINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BAREBACKINGS
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Common questions about BAREBACKINGS
- Is BAREBACKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAREBACKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BAREBACKINGS worth?
- BAREBACKINGS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAREBACKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BAREBACKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BAREBACKINGS:
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