PLOUGHBACK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLOUGHBACK 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLOUGHBACK?
| 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 PLOUGHBACK is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOUGHBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ploughbacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PLOUGHBACK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PLOUGHBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOUGHBACK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLOUGHBACK
- All 10 letters of PLOUGHBACK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PLOUGHBACK
1 longer words begin with PLOUGHBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in PLOUGHBACK
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Common questions about PLOUGHBACK
- Is PLOUGHBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLOUGHBACK is not in it.
- How many points is PLOUGHBACK worth?
- PLOUGHBACK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLOUGHBACK?
- PLOUGHBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PLOUGHBACK:
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