Unscramble SWEEPBACKS and you have 224 words, SWEEPBACKS itself among them: it scores 23 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. SWEEPBACK is the best of the shorter words, at 22 points. 10 letters: 3 vowels and 7 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from SWEEPBACKS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 2 with 9, 2 with 8, 5 with 7, 20 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 14 with 2.
Of the 60 5-letter words in SWEEPBACKS, 6 score 14 points, the group's best. SPACE, WEEKS and PEACE are the ones most people know.
4 of 60 4-letter words made with SWEEPBACKS letters tie at 13 points; none scores more. BACK, WEEK and KEEP will look familiar.
Among the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SWEEPBACKS, AWK, EWK and KAW tie for first at 10 points. WAS, WEB and ASK are everyday picks.
This word has the length of SWEEPBACKS, with one letter different:
More 10-letter words: starting with SW · ending in KS · all 10-letter words
The 6 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BESPEAKS (16 points).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SWEEPBACKS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWEEPBACKS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 224) | 183 | 224 | 173 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: WEBSPACES, WEBSPACE, SWACKS, BECKES, CAWKS, PAWKS, PECKES, SWACK, BECKE, CAWK, PAWK, PECKE and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BAWKS, BAWK, PAKS, ACK, PAK, EEK, EEW, BAE, BES and EW, 10 in all.