FLAREBACK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. FLAREBACK is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
f4l1a1r1e1b3a1c3k5
PlayableFLAREBACK · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept FLAREBACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful FLAREBACK is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLAREBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flarebacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLAREBACK scores
Scrabble f4l1a1r1e1b3a1c3k5 20
Words with Friends f4l2a1r1e1b4a1c4k5 23
Face value of the 9 tiles in FLAREBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLAREBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FLAREBACK
1 longer words begin with FLAREBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in FLAREBACK
lacebark16 flacker16 backare15 blacker15 facebar14 backer14 reback14 flaker13 balker12 calker12 lacker12 rackle12 carafe11 fabler11 faecal11 cabler10 rafale9 arable8 flack14 fleck14 frack14 aback13 black13 brack13 faker12 flake12 freak12 acker11 alack11 aleck11 baker11 bleak11 brake11 break11 clerk11 crake11 creak11 kabar11 kebar11 fable10
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Common questions about FLAREBACK
- Is FLAREBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLAREBACK is not in it.
- How many points is FLAREBACK worth?
- FLAREBACK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLAREBACK?
- FLAREBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FLAREBACK:
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