WAYBACK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 21 points
Yes for Scrabble. WAYBACK 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.
w4a1y4b3a1c3k5
PlayableWAYBACK · 7 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
7letters
2hooks available
1 in 27,791 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WAYBACK?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 62 / 100
62WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%3.86%
Our own measure of how useful WAYBACK is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYBACK
Front hooks — 1
swaybackBack hooks — 1
waybacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAYBACK scores
Scrabble w4a1y4b3a1c3k5 21
Words with Friends w4a1y3b4a1c4k5 22
Face value of the 7 tiles in WAYBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
Words starting with WAYBACK
1 longer words begin with WAYBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYBACK
wacky17 yacka14 aback13 bawk13 caky13 cawk13 wack13 yack13 back12 kawa11 waka11 away10 baya9 waac9 yaba9 abac8 caba8 awk10 kaw10 kay10 yak10 ack9 kab9 way9 yaw9 aby8 bay8 caw8 cay8 wab8 aka7 bac7 cab7 awa6 aba5 baa5 caa5 ky9 by7 ka6
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Common questions about WAYBACK
- Is WAYBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAYBACK is not in it.
- How many points is WAYBACK worth?
- WAYBACK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYBACK?
- WAYBACK takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WAYBACK:
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