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Backsight

b 3a 1c 3k 5s 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

About 2 syllables

9 letters · Uncommon

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

What does backsight mean?

We don’t have a definition for backsight yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is BACKSIGHT a valid word?

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

How many points is BACKSIGHT worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
b 3a 1c 3k 5s 1i 1g 2h 4t 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5s 1i 1g 3h 3t 1

Wordfeud

24 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5s 1i 1g 3h 4t 1

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
b 4a 1c 3k 6s 1i 1g 4h 3t 1

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

Words from the letters in BACKSIGHT

Hooks for BACKSIGHT

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like BACKSIGHT

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

All words ending in -IGHT

Backsight: quick answers

Is BACKSIGHT a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. BACKSIGHT is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is BACKSIGHT worth?
BACKSIGHT scores 21 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What words can you make with the letters in BACKSIGHT?
You can make 292 shorter words from BACKSIGHT, such as BHAKTIS, BHAKTI, HAICKS, KITSCH. See the full list.