FLATBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLATBACKS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FLATBACKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLATBACKS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLATBACKS
No single letter turns FLATBACKS into another word.
How FLATBACKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FLATBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLATBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FLATBACKS mean in Scrabble?
FLATBACKS is the plural of FLATBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in FLATBACKS
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Common questions about FLATBACKS
- Is FLATBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLATBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is FLATBACKS worth?
- FLATBACKS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLATBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to FLATBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FLATBACKS:
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