Is BACKSHEESH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKSHEESH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACKSHEESH mean?
- noun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + E (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 24 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 BACKSHEESH
BACKSHEESH 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 BACKSHEESH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- baksheesh21
- hackees16
- cheeks15
- haceks15
- hackee15
- shacks15
- beaches14
- cheek14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- shack14
- baches13
- shakes13
- backs13
- becks13
- hack13
- heck13
- ackees12
- hashes12
- sheesh12
- beach12
- beech12
- hakes12
- shake12
- back12
- beck12
- bashes11
- cashes11
- chases11
- chasse11
- ackee11
- bakes11
- basks11
- beaks11
- cakes11
- casks11
- sacks11
- shahs11
- bach11
- hake11
- aches10
- chase10
- chess10
- eches10
- bake10
- bask10
- beak10
- cake10
- cask10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hehs10
- kabs10
- sack10
- shah10
- akees9
- sakes9
- scabs9
- seeks9
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