LAYBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAYBACKS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1a1y4b3a1c3k5s1
Depends on the listLAYBACKS · 8 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept LAYBACKS?
| 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: 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 LAYBACKS 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 LAYBACKS
Front hooks — 1
playbacksBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How LAYBACKS scores
Scrabble l1a1y4b3a1c3k5s1 19
Words with Friends l2a1y3b4a1c4k5s1 21
Face value of the 8 tiles in LAYBACKS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAYBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LAYBACKS
layback18 scybala14 skylab15 yackas15 blacks14 cabals10 balky14 casky14 yacka14 yacks14 aback13 backs13 black13 abask11 alack11 balks11 calks11 lacks11 slack11 acyls10 blays10 clays10 scaly10 yabas10 abacs9 cabal9 cabas9 laksa9 alays8 asyla8 albas7 baals7 balas7 balsa7 basal7 sabal7 scala7 caky13 yack13 back12
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Common questions about LAYBACKS
- Is LAYBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAYBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is LAYBACKS worth?
- LAYBACKS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAYBACKS?
- LAYBACKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LAYBACKS:
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