TOMBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TOMBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOMBACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOMBACK is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tombacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOMBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOMBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does TOMBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A brass alloy of copper and zinc, rich in copper.
Tomback is a coppery brass that has a gold-like colour and was suited to cheap jewellery and decoration. It is a spelling variant of tombac, which is described in another entry.
How TOMBACK is used
Tomback is a mass noun used in metalworking and in older descriptions of imitation gold.
- The buckle was cast in tomback and gilded over.
- Tomback is mostly copper with a little zinc.
- Craftsmen once favoured tomback for costume jewellery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOMBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOMBACK
1 longer words begin with TOMBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBACK
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Common questions about TOMBACK
- Is TOMBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOMBACK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOMBACK worth?
- TOMBACK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOMBACK mean?
- A brass alloy of copper and zinc, rich in copper.
- What letters can be added to TOMBACK?
- TOMBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOMBACK:
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