WOOLLYBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. WOOLLYBACKS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WOOLLYBACKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOOLLYBACKS is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOOLLYBACKS
No single letter turns WOOLLYBACKS into another word.
How WOOLLYBACKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WOOLLYBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOOLLYBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WOOLLYBACKS
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Common questions about WOOLLYBACKS
- Is WOOLLYBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WOOLLYBACKS is not in it.
- How many points is WOOLLYBACKS worth?
- WOOLLYBACKS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WOOLLYBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to WOOLLYBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WOOLLYBACKS:
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