Is BACKBITTEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKBITTEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACKBITTEN mean?
Backbitten is a form of BACKBITE.
- verb
say mean things
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + B (3) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 20 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BACKBITTEN
BACKBITTEN has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BACKBITTEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backbite18
- backbit17
- tieback15
- beatnik13
- kebab13
- kibbe13
- antick12
- bankit12
- battik12
- cabbie12
- catkin12
- tacket12
- ticket12
- back12
- beck12
- cabinet11
- tabetic11
- batik11
- intake10
- kitten10
- bake10
- bank10
- beak10
- bike10
- cake10
- kibe10
- neck10
- nick10
- tack10
- tick10
- nictate9
- tetanic9
- cabin9
- ceiba9
- taken9
- takin9
- ack9
- ick9
- kab9
- acetin8
- batten8
- binate8
- bitten8
- cattie8
- centai8
- enatic8
- intact8
- abbe8
- akin8
- babe8
- banc8
- bibe8
- bice8
- ikat8
- kain8
- kane8
- kent8
- keta8
- kina8
- kine8
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