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HAULBACK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points

Yes for Scrabble. HAULBACK 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.

h4a1u1l1b3a1c3k5
PlayableHAULBACK · 8 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept HAULBACK?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 44 / 100

44WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.38
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
4.13%

Our own measure of how useful HAULBACK is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HAULBACK

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

haulbacks20

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HAULBACK scores

Scrabble h4a1u1l1b3a1c3k5 19
Words with Friends h3a1u2l2b4a1c4k5 22

Face value of the 8 tiles in HAULBACK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
a29
u14
l14
b12
c12
k11

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAULBACK has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of HAULBACK

backhaul19

The 8 tiles of HAULBACK in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with HAULBACK

haulbacks20

1 longer words begin with HAULBACK.

Shorter words from the letters in HAULBACK

chabuk17 bacula10 chalk14 kacha14 aback13 black13 bacha12 kahal12 alack11 baulk11 caulk11 lauch10 luach10 cabal9 hack13 huck13 back12 buck12 bach11 chub11 haka11 haku11 hulk11 lakh11 balk10 bauk10 bulk10 calk10 cauk10 lack10 luck10 bahu9 blah9 buhl9 chal9 habu9 abac8 caba8 club8 kaal8

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Common questions about HAULBACK

Is HAULBACK valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAULBACK is not in it.
How many points is HAULBACK worth?
HAULBACK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HAULBACK?
HAULBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAULBACK:

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