YELLOWBACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. YELLOWBACKS 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 accept it.
y4e1l1l1o1w4b3a1c3k5s1
Depends on the listYELLOWBACKS · 11 letters · 25 pts Scrabble · 28 pts WWF
25points in Scrabble
28points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept YELLOWBACKS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.27
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.55%
Our own measure of how useful YELLOWBACKS is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YELLOWBACKS
No single letter turns YELLOWBACKS into another word.
How YELLOWBACKS scores
Scrabble y4e1l1l1o1w4b3a1c3k5s1 25
Words with Friends y3e1l2l2o1w4b4a1c4k5s1 28
Face value of the 11 tiles in YELLOWBACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YELLOWBACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLOWBACKS
yellowback24 slowback19 laylocks17 ballocks16 becloaks16 bellocks16 lockable16 sowbelly16 callboys15 cowbells15 coleslaw13 closable12 backsey18 blackly18 sowback18 bleakly16 lackeys16 laylock16 slackly16 wackoes16 ballock15 bawleys15 becloak15 bellock15 byelaws15 callboy14 cowbell14 sallowy13 walleys13 yellows13 ballows12 bellows12 callows12 closely12 sowable12 becalls11 collabs11 callose9 locales9 losable9
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Common questions about YELLOWBACKS
- Is YELLOWBACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YELLOWBACKS, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YELLOWBACKS worth?
- YELLOWBACKS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YELLOWBACKS?
- No single letter can be added to YELLOWBACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of YELLOWBACKS:
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