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.
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
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
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.
What does YELLOWBACKS mean in Scrabble?
YELLOWBACKS is the plural of YELLOWBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in YELLOWBACKS
Showing 40 of 725. See all in the Word Finder
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:
Open YELLOWBACKS in the Word Finder