PICKBACKING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. PICKBACKING 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PICKBACKING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PICKBACKING is to know. It scores 28 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PICKBACKING
No single letter turns PICKBACKING into another word.
How PICKBACKING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PICKBACKING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 2 | 1 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. PICKBACKING needs 1 blank tile.
Shorter words from the letters in PICKBACKING
Showing 40 of 140. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PICKBACKING
- Is PICKBACKING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PICKBACKING is not in it.
- How many points is PICKBACKING worth?
- PICKBACKING is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PICKBACKING?
- No single letter can be added to PICKBACKING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PICKBACKING:
Open PICKBACKING in the Word Finder