FLYBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. FLYBACKS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FLYBACKS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLYBACKS is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLYBACKS
No single letter turns FLYBACKS into another word.
How FLYBACKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FLYBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FLYBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FLYBACKS
- All 8 letters of FLYBACKS are different — nothing repeats.
- FLYBACKS gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FLYBACKS
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Common questions about FLYBACKS
- Is FLYBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FLYBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is FLYBACKS worth?
- FLYBACKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FLYBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to FLYBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FLYBACKS:
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