Unscramble RIDGEBACKS to get 322 words. RIDGEBACKS itself is a real word: 20 points on a Scrabble board, 23 in Words With Friends. RIDGEBACK is the best of the shorter words, at 19 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from RIDGEBACKS split into 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 10 with 8, 45 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 24 with 2.
45 7-letter words from RIDGEBACKS; 4 of them share the top score of 16. BRIDGES, BRIGADE and SIDEBAR are everyday picks.
BACKED tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble RIDGEBACKS at 15 points; next come BACKER and BACKIE on 14. BRIDGE, BREAKS and BRAKES will look familiar.
60 5-letter words you get when you unscramble RIDGEBACKS; 4 of them share the top score of 13. ASKED, BREAK and BAKER are everyday picks.
The 4-letter words from RIDGEBACKS are led by BACK and BECK, 12 points each. KIDS, DARK and DISK are the familiar ones.
4 of 60 3-letter words in RIDGEBACKS tie at 9 points; none scores more. CAR, BIG and ASK will look familiar.
Keep every letter of RIDGEBACKS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with RI · ending in KS · all 10-letter words
What RIDGEBACKS means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
RIDGEBACKS is a Scrabble word (Scrabble US and Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGEBACKS itself | Yes | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 322) | 243 | 322 | 227 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 79 of them: REDBACKS, REDBACK, BACKIES, REBACKS, BACKIE, BRACKS, DISBARK, REBACK, SCRIKED, BRACK, CASKIER, CRAKED and 67 more. Words With Friends* skips 16 of them: RIDGEBACKS, RIDGEBACK, BERKS, DISKER, SKRIED, BERK, ICKS, ACK, SKED, KIS, CIG, KI and 4 more.