PAYBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PAYBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAYBACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAYBACK is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAYBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paybacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAYBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAYBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What does PAYBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The money earned back from an investment, or an act of revenge for a wrong.
In business, payback is the return that repays what was first put in, and a short payback period is considered attractive. In everyday speech, payback is the bitter satisfaction of getting even, as in a film about a long-awaited revenge.
How PAYBACK is used
Payback is used both in finance and in casual talk about revenge.
- The solar panels have a payback of about six years.
- He planned a sweet payback for the prank.
- Investors want a fast payback on the new factory.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAYBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAYBACK
1 longer words begin with PAYBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in PAYBACK
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Common questions about PAYBACK
- Is PAYBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAYBACK, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAYBACK worth?
- PAYBACK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAYBACK mean?
- The money earned back from an investment, or an act of revenge for a wrong.
- What letters can be added to PAYBACK?
- PAYBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAYBACK:
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