ROUGHBACKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 22 points
Yes for Scrabble. ROUGHBACKS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
r1o1u1g2h4b3a1c3k5s1
PlayableROUGHBACKS · 10 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ROUGHBACKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.1%
Our own measure of how useful ROUGHBACKS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUGHBACKS
No single letter turns ROUGHBACKS into another word.
How ROUGHBACKS scores
Scrabble r1o1u1g2h4b3a1c3k5s1 22
Words with Friends r1o1u2g3h3b4a1c4k5s1 25
Face value of the 10 tiles in ROUGHBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| 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 ROUGHBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ROUGHBACKS
- All 10 letters of ROUGHBACKS 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 ROUGHBACKS
roughback21 hogbacks20 backrush19 chabouks19 bourkhas17 kourbash17 choragus14 hogback19 chabouk18 chabuks18 bourkha16 burkhas16 chokras16 chukars16 chukors16 kurbash16 barocks15 broughs13 curaghs13 gauchos13 scraugh13 aurochs12 coburgs12 cougars10 chabuk17 burkha15 charks15 chokra15 chukar15 chukor15 shacko15 barock14 bracks14 brocks14 buckos14 kaughs14 borsch13 brachs13 broach13 brochs13
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Common questions about ROUGHBACKS
- Is ROUGHBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ROUGHBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is ROUGHBACKS worth?
- ROUGHBACKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ROUGHBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to ROUGHBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ROUGHBACKS:
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