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Backhand

b 3a 1c 3k 5h 4a 1n 1d 2

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · adjective · 8 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does backhand mean?

noun

  1. a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke

    Synonymsbackhand strokebackhand shot

verb

  1. hit a tennis ball backhand

adjective

  1. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke

    Synonymsbackhanded

  2. (of handwriting) having the letters slanting backward

Is BACKHAND a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BACKHAND worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
b 3a 1c 3k 5h 4a 1n 1d 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5h 3a 1n 2d 2

Wordfeud

22 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5h 4a 1n 1d 2

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
b 4a 1c 3k 6h 3a 1n 1d 2

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BACKHAND

Hooks for BACKHAND

Add one letter to the front or back of BACKHAND to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

backhands

Words that end like BACKHAND

Common words that share the ending -AND, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

thousandcommandhusbanddemandexpandoffhandshorthandislandfarmlandfreehandheadlandhighlandlonghandmainlandwoodlandbandstanddisbandfirsthandgarlandnewsstandquicksandwithstanderrandgrandstand
All words ending in -AND

Backhand: quick answers

Is BACKHAND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BACKHAND is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BACKHAND worth?
BACKHAND scores 20 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does backhand mean?
As a noun, backhand means “a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BACKHAND?
You can make 70 shorter words from BACKHAND, such as ACHKAN, CHANK, KACHA, KHANDA. See the full list.