PIGGYBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. PIGGYBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIGGYBACK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIGGYBACK is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGGYBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
piggybacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIGGYBACK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PIGGYBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIGGYBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PIGGYBACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To carry someone on the shoulders and back, or to make use of an existing system or success.
The physical sense is a childrens ride, one person carried on anothers back. Figuratively, a product, plan or message can piggyback on something already popular. Railways also piggyback trucks on flat cars. It works as a noun and adverb too.
How PIGGYBACK is used
Piggyback is used for carrying a child and, in business and technology, for riding on another service.
- Dad let the kids piggyback across the garden.
- The new app will piggyback on the existing network.
- The charity tried to piggyback on the festival publicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIGGYBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIGGYBACK
3 longer words begin with PIGGYBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGGYBACK
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Common questions about PIGGYBACK
- Is PIGGYBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIGGYBACK, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIGGYBACK worth?
- PIGGYBACK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIGGYBACK mean?
- To carry someone on the shoulders and back, or to make use of an existing system or success.
- What letters can be added to PIGGYBACK?
- PIGGYBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PIGGYBACK:
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