Unscramble BACKLIST to get 203 words. BACKLIST itself is a real word: 16 points on a Scrabble board, 19 in Words With Friends. It has 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from BACKLIST by length: 1 with 8 letters, 1 with 7, 8 with 6, 57 with 5, 60 with 4, 59 with 3 and 17 with 2.
Just 1 of the 7-letter words in BACKLIST: BACKLIT, for 15 points.
BACKS and BLACK share the top score of 13 among the 5-letter words from BACKLIST. BASIC, STICK and TALKS are the ones most people know.
The best of the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble BACKLIST is BACK, 12 points; BALK and BASK on 10 follow. TALK, TASK and CAST are everyday picks.
ACK, ICK and KAB are the top 3-letter words made with BACKLIST letters, 9 points each. ITS, ACT and ASK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of BACKLIST but one, change that one, and you get:
More 8-letter words: starting with BA · ending in ST · all 8-letter words
What BACKLIST means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
BACKLIST works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| BACKLIST itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 203) | 159 | 203 | 147 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
44 of the 203 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SAICK, BALTIC, KALIS, KATIS, LAIKS, SITKA, SKAIL, TAKIS, TIKAS, BACS, CITALS, KAIS and 32 more. 12 of the 203 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: ICKS, ACK, SAKTI, BALTIS, SIKA, BALTI, CLITS, KIS, CALS, KI, CAL and ATS.
Each word below uses all the letters of BACKLIST and one more.