SLOWBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. SLOWBACKS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SLOWBACKS?
| 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 SLOWBACKS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SLOWBACKS
No single letter turns SLOWBACKS into another word.
How SLOWBACKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SLOWBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SLOWBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SLOWBACKS
- SLOWBACKS 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 SLOWBACKS
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Common questions about SLOWBACKS
- Is SLOWBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SLOWBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is SLOWBACKS worth?
- SLOWBACKS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SLOWBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to SLOWBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SLOWBACKS:
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