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.
f4l1a1t1b3a1c3k5s1
Depends on the listFLATBACKS · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept FLATBACKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
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
Scrabble f4l1a1t1b3a1c3k5s1 20
Words with Friends f4l2a1t1b4a1c4k5s1 23
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.
Shorter words from the letters in FLATBACKS
backfats19 fastback19 fatbacks19 flatback19 backfat18 fatback18 flacks15 blacks14 cabals10 katals10 talaks10 basalt8 tablas8 flack14 aback13 backs13 black13 flaks12 flask12 abask11 alack11 balks11 calks11 lacks11 slack11 stack11 tacks11 abaft10 bafts10 calfs10 facta10 facts10 flabs10 abacs9 cabal9 cabas9 katal9 katas9 laksa9 stalk9
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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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