Is BACKTALKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BACKTALKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BACKTALKS mean?
Backtalks is a form of BACKTALK.
- noun
an impudent or insolent rejoinder
“don't give me any of your sass”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 9
B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + K (5) + S (1) = 21 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 BACKTALKS
BACKTALKS 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.
Anagrams of BACKTALKS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BACKTALKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- talkbacks21
- backtalk20
- talkback20
- blacks14
- aback13
- backs13
- black13
- kakas13
- back12
- kaka12
- alack11
- balks11
- calks11
- lacks11
- slack11
- stack11
- tacks11
- cabals10
- balk10
- bask10
- calk10
- cask10
- kabs10
- lack10
- sack10
- tack10
- cabal9
- katas9
- stalk9
- takas9
- talks9
- ack9
- kab9
- basalt8
- tablas8
- cabs8
- kaas8
- kata8
- kats8
- scab8
- skat8
- taka8
- talk8
- task8
- albas7
- baals7
- balas7
- balsa7
- basal7
- blast7
- blats7
- clast7
- sabal7
- tabla7
- talcs7
- ask7
- cab7
- kas7
- kat7
- ska7
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