LOANBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOANBACKS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1o1a1n1b3a1c3k5s1
Depends on the listLOANBACKS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LOANBACKS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful LOANBACKS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOANBACKS
No single letter turns LOANBACKS into another word.
How LOANBACKS scores
Scrabble l1o1a1n1b3a1c3k5s1 17
Words with Friends l2o1a1n2b4a1c4k5s1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in LOANBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOANBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LOANBACKS
loanback16 blancos11 canolas9 blacks14 blocks14 banaks12 blanks12 clanks12 cloaks12 clonks12 kobans12 bacons10 bancos10 blanco10 cabals10 koalas10 canals8 canola8 coalas8 nablas8 aback13 backs13 black13 block13 bocks13 abask11 alack11 balks11 banak11 banks11 blank11 boaks11 bonks11 calks11 clank11 cloak11 clonk11 conks11 knobs11 koban11
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Common questions about LOANBACKS
- Is LOANBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOANBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is LOANBACKS worth?
- LOANBACKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LOANBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to LOANBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LOANBACKS:
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