Words Containing BACKSWO

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

BACKSWORDSMAN is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACKSWORDSMEN (27), BACKSWORDMAN (26), BACKSWORDMEN (26).

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All Words Containing BACKSWO 6 words

How often does BACKSWO appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 6 words containing BACKSWO. Most are 12 letters long, they average 24.8 points and the best is BACKSWORDSMAN (27 points).

Total words: 6
Most common length: 12 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 24.8; out of 27 max
Longest word: BACKSWORDSMAN; 13 letters
Most common ending: N; 66.7% of words

Most common last letters

n 66.7%
d 16.7%
s 16.7%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing BACKSWO

b ₃a ₁c ₃k ₅s ₁w ₄o ₁r ₁d ₂s ₁m ₃a ₁n ₁

B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + S 1 + W 4 + O 1 + R 1 + D 2 + S 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 = 27 points

Double word: 54 pts
Triple word: 81 pts

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

backswordsman

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

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