LAYBACKED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAYBACKED 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1a1y4b3a1c3k5e1d2
Depends on the listLAYBACKED · 9 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LAYBACKED?
| 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
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful LAYBACKED is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAYBACKED
No single letter turns LAYBACKED into another word.
How LAYBACKED scores
Scrabble l1a1y4b3a1c3k5e1d2 21
Words with Friends l2a1y3b4a1c4k5e1d2 23
Face value of the 9 tiles in LAYBACKED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAYBACKED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYBACKED
layback18 blacked16 alcayde13 yacked16 backed15 bleaky15 lackey15 balked13 calked13 lacked13 belady12 clayed12 dyable12 cabled11 alayed10 alcade9 byked15 balky14 beaky14 cakey14 yacka14 aback13 alkyd13 black13 baked12 caked12 kayle12 leaky12 alack11 aleck11 badly11 baldy11 bayed11 beady11 blady11 bleak11 decay11 yclad11 ycled11 bayle10
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Common questions about LAYBACKED
- Is LAYBACKED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAYBACKED is not in it.
- How many points is LAYBACKED worth?
- LAYBACKED is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAYBACKED?
- No single letter can be added to LAYBACKED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LAYBACKED:
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