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Is BACKLASHES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BACKLASHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BACKLASHES mean?

Backlashes is a form of BACKLASH.

  1. noun

    a movement back from an impact

  2. noun

    an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence

    “there was a backlash of intolerance”

  3. 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
21
Words With Friends
23
Letters
10

B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 BACKLASHES

BACKLASHES 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 BACKLASHES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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