BUYBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BUYBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUYBACK?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUYBACK is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUYBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
buybacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUYBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BUYBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 111,164 thousand.
What does BUYBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The purchase of something back by the party that originally sold it, such as a company repurchasing its own shares.
In business a buyback often reduces the number of shares on the market and can raise the price of those left. Retailers also run buyback programs to take used goods back from customers.
How BUYBACK is used
Buyback is used in finance and in trade for any repurchase by the original seller.
- The board approved a large share buyback.
- The shop offers a buyback on old phones.
- A buyback clause allowed the seller to reclaim the house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BUYBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BUYBACK
1 longer words begin with BUYBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in BUYBACK
Common questions about BUYBACK
- Is BUYBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUYBACK, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUYBACK worth?
- BUYBACK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BUYBACK mean?
- The purchase of something back by the party that originally sold it, such as a company repurchasing its own shares.
- What letters can be added to BUYBACK?
- BUYBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BUYBACK:
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