FISHYBACK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. FISHYBACK 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FISHYBACK?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHYBACK is to know. It scores 26 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHYBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fishybacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FISHYBACK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FISHYBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FISHYBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FISHYBACK
- All 9 letters of FISHYBACK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with FISHYBACK
1 longer words begin with FISHYBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHYBACK
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Common questions about FISHYBACK
- Is FISHYBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FISHYBACK is not in it.
- How many points is FISHYBACK worth?
- FISHYBACK is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FISHYBACK?
- FISHYBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FISHYBACK:
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