TURNBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TURNBACKS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TURNBACKS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURNBACKS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURNBACKS
No single letter turns TURNBACKS into another word.
How TURNBACKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TURNBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURNBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TURNBACKS
- All 9 letters of TURNBACKS 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 TURNBACKS
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Common questions about TURNBACKS
- Is TURNBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TURNBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is TURNBACKS worth?
- TURNBACKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TURNBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to TURNBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TURNBACKS:
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