Is BACKHANDER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKHANDER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACKHANDER mean?
- noun
a backhanded blow
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) = 22 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 BACKHANDER
Single letters that turn BACKHANDER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BACKHANDER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backhand20
- hardback20
- handbrake19
- bankcard17
- charked17
- branched16
- backend16
- hacked16
- bracken15
- backed15
- chakra15
- charka15
- hacker15
- barehand14
- barchan14
- brechan14
- cranked14
- bached14
- backer14
- hanked14
- harked14
- chark14
- hacek14
- kench14
- charade13
- endarch13
- handcar13
- ranched13
- arcked13
- banked13
- barked13
- braked13
- branch13
- breach13
- carked13
- dacker13
- debark13
- hanker13
- harken13
- racked13
- aback13
- kheda13
- hack13
- heck13
- archean12
- arched12
- banker12
- canker12
- chadar12
- chared12
- drench12
- echard12
- baked12
- beach12
- bench12
- brach12
- caked12
- dreck12
- back12
- beck12
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