Is BACKLISTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKLISTING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BacklistingHooks for BACKLISTING
BACKLISTING 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 BACKLISTING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blackings18
- slingback18
- backings17
- bigstick17
- blacking17
- stickling16
- tacklings16
- backlist16
- niblicks16
- backing16
- batiking15
- calkings15
- lickings15
- sickling15
- slacking15
- slicking15
- stacking15
- sticking15
- tackling15
- talcking15
- tickings15
- tickling15
- backlit15
- niblick15
- bakings14
- balking14
- basking14
- bilking14
- calking14
- casking14
- kitbags14
- lacking14
- licking14
- sacking14
- sicking14
- tacking14
- ticking14
- blacks14
- cablings13
- kiltings13
- kitlings13
- stalking13
- talkings13
- anticks13
- bankits13
- calkins13
- catkins13
- baking13
- biking13
- caking13
- kitbag13
- backs13
- black13
- cabling12
- glaikit12
- kilting12
- kitings12
- kitling12
- lakings12
- likings12
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