FATBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FATBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATBACK?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATBACK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fatbacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FATBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does FATBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Fat from the back of a pig, often salted and dried in strips.
Fatback is cured and used to flavour beans and greens in Southern cooking. It is firmer and cleaner than ordinary bacon fat.
How FATBACK is used
Fatback is a cooking word common in the American South.
- The pot of beans simmered with a piece of fatback.
- He sliced the fatback into thin strips.
- Grandmother kept salted fatback in the pantry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FATBACK
The 7 tiles of FATBACK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FATBACK
1 longer words begin with FATBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in FATBACK
Common questions about FATBACK
- Is FATBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATBACK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATBACK worth?
- FATBACK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATBACK mean?
- Fat from the back of a pig, often salted and dried in strips.
- What letters can be added to FATBACK?
- FATBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FATBACK:
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