WAYBACKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 22 points
Yes for Scrabble. WAYBACKS 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.
w4a1y4b3a1c3k5s1
PlayableWAYBACKS · 8 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WAYBACKS?
| 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: 47 / 100
47WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.75
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%3.88%
Our own measure of how useful WAYBACKS is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAYBACKS
Front hooks — 1
swaybacksBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WAYBACKS scores
Scrabble w4a1y4b3a1c3k5s1 22
Words with Friends w4a1y3b4a1c4k5s1 23
Face value of the 8 tiles in WAYBACKS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAYBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of WAYBACKS
The 8 tiles of WAYBACKS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in WAYBACKS
wayback21 backsaw18 yackas15 wacky17 bawks14 casky14 cawks14 swack14 wacks14 yacka14 yacks14 aback13 backs13 kawas12 wakas12 abask11 asway11 aways11 waacs10 yabas10 abacs9 cabas9 bawk13 caky13 cawk13 wack13 yack13 back12 awks11 kawa11 kaws11 kays11 skaw11 waka11 yaks11 away10 bask10 cask10 kabs10 sack10
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Common questions about WAYBACKS
- Is WAYBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAYBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is WAYBACKS worth?
- WAYBACKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAYBACKS?
- WAYBACKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WAYBACKS:
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