Is BACKLASH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKLASH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACKLASH mean?
- noun
a movement back from an impact
- noun
an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence
“there was a backlash of intolerance”
- verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
“Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 19 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 BACKLASH
BACKLASH 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 BACKLASH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chalks15
- kasbah15
- sabkha15
- blacks14
- chalk14
- hacks14
- shack14
- casbah13
- aback13
- backs13
- black13
- hack13
- kasha12
- lakhs12
- back12
- calash11
- alack11
- balks11
- calks11
- lacks11
- slack11
- bach11
- lakh11
- cabals10
- abash10
- blahs10
- clash10
- balk10
- bask10
- calk10
- cask10
- kabs10
- lack10
- sack10
- cabal9
- bash9
- blah9
- cash9
- ack9
- kab9
- cabs8
- kaas8
- scab8
- bah8
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- balsa7
- basal7
- sabal7
- aahs7
- lahs7
- lash7
- ask7
- cab7
- kas7
- ska7
- abas6
- alba6
- albs6
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