HARDBACKED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARDBACKED 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HARDBACKED?
| 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 HARDBACKED is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDBACKED
No single letter turns HARDBACKED into another word.
How HARDBACKED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HARDBACKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDBACKED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDBACKED
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Common questions about HARDBACKED
- Is HARDBACKED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARDBACKED is not in it.
- How many points is HARDBACKED worth?
- HARDBACKED is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARDBACKED?
- No single letter can be added to HARDBACKED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HARDBACKED:
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