PLOUGHBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLOUGHBACKS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLOUGHBACKS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLOUGHBACKS is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLOUGHBACKS
No single letter turns PLOUGHBACKS into another word.
How PLOUGHBACKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PLOUGHBACKS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLOUGHBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PLOUGHBACKS
- All 11 letters of PLOUGHBACKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PLOUGHBACKS
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Common questions about PLOUGHBACKS
- Is PLOUGHBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLOUGHBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is PLOUGHBACKS worth?
- PLOUGHBACKS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLOUGHBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to PLOUGHBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PLOUGHBACKS:
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