HOWLBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOWLBACKS 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 HOWLBACKS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOWLBACKS is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOWLBACKS
No single letter turns HOWLBACKS into another word.
How HOWLBACKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOWLBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOWLBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOWLBACKS
- All 9 letters of HOWLBACKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HOWLBACKS
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Common questions about HOWLBACKS
- Is HOWLBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOWLBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is HOWLBACKS worth?
- HOWLBACKS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOWLBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to HOWLBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOWLBACKS:
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