FISHYBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. FISHYBACKS 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FISHYBACKS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FISHYBACKS is to know. It scores 27 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FISHYBACKS
No single letter turns FISHYBACKS into another word.
How FISHYBACKS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FISHYBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 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 FISHYBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FISHYBACKS
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Common questions about FISHYBACKS
- Is FISHYBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FISHYBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is FISHYBACKS worth?
- FISHYBACKS is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FISHYBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to FISHYBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FISHYBACKS:
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