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 letters can be added to PAYBACK?

PAYBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

p3a1y4b3a1c3k5

PlayablePAYBACK · 7 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF

20points in Scrabble

22points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 27,791 thousandodds of drawing this rack

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

58WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.86

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

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Tile availability 20%

3.86%

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

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PAYBACK scores

Scrabble p3a1y4b3a1c3k5 20

Words with Friends p4a1y3b4a1c4k5 22

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.

Words starting with PAYBACK

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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 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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