Unscramble FOLDBACKS to get 199 words. FOLDBACKS itself is a real word: 21 points on a Scrabble board, 24 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, FOLDBACK leads with 20 points. The 9 letters split into 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from FOLDBACKS split into 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 6 with 6, 52 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 19 with 2. None has 7 letters.
FOLDBACK is the only one of the 8-letter words made with FOLDBACKS letters; it scores 20 points.
The 5-letter words from FOLDBACKS are led by FLACK and FLOCK, 14 points each. BLACK, BLOCK and FOLKS are the familiar ones.
BACK and BOCK are the top 4-letter words you get when you unscramble FOLDBACKS, 12 points each. COLD, LACK and LOCK will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words in FOLDBACKS, KAF leads with 10 points, then ACK and BOK on 9. ASK, BAD and ADS are the familiar ones.
These 5 words have the length of FOLDBACKS, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with FO · ending in KS · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by FLACKS and FLOCKS (15 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
FOLDBACKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOLDBACKS itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 199) | 168 | 197 | 153 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 29 of them: FOLDBACKS, FOLDBACK, DACKS, BOAKS, DACK, BOAK, BOKS, FLOBS, ALKOS, BOK, FLOB, ALKO and 17 more. Words With Friends* skips 15 of them: FLAKS, ACK, CAFS, FABS, CAF, FAB, SKOL, CALOS, OK, CAL, LOC, OBA and 3 more. Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: ALFS and ALF.