SCRATCHBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRATCHBACKS 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCRATCHBACKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRATCHBACKS is to know. It scores 27 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRATCHBACKS
No single letter turns SCRATCHBACKS into another word.
How SCRATCHBACKS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SCRATCHBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SCRATCHBACKS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about SCRATCHBACKS
- SCRATCHBACKS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCRATCHBACKS
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Common questions about SCRATCHBACKS
- Is SCRATCHBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCRATCHBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is SCRATCHBACKS worth?
- SCRATCHBACKS is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRATCHBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRATCHBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SCRATCHBACKS:
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