Words Containing BACKSCR

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing BACKSCR?

BACKSCRATCHINGS is worth 31 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACKSCRATCHING (30), BACKSCRATCHERS (29), BACKSCRATCHED (29).

Q: What is the longest word containing BACKSCR?

BACKSCRATCHINGS has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing BACKSCR 7 words

How often does BACKSCR appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 7 words containing BACKSCR. Most are 13 letters long, they average 28.7 points and the best is BACKSCRATCHINGS (31 points).

Total words: 7
Most common length: 13 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 28.7; out of 31 max
Longest word: BACKSCRATCHINGS; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 42.9% of words

Most common last letters

s 42.9%
d 14.3%
g 14.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing BACKSCR

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

B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + S 1 + C 3 + R 1 + A 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + S 1 = 31 points

Double word: 62 pts
Triple word: 93 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

backscratchings

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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