Is RIDGEBACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RIDGEBACKS 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
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + G (2) + E (1) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 20 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.
Definition
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See the definition of RidgebacksHooks for RIDGEBACKS
RIDGEBACKS 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 RIDGEBACKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ridgeback19
- backside17
- diebacks17
- bricked16
- dieback16
- sickbed16
- birdcages15
- backers15
- bickers15
- backed15
- birdcage14
- brisked14
- dackers14
- debarks14
- dickers14
- backer14
- bicker14
- bricks14
- ascribed13
- carbides13
- arcked13
- barked13
- basked13
- braked13
- carked13
- casked13
- dacker13
- debark13
- dicker13
- drecks13
- racked13
- ricked13
- sacked13
- sicked13
- backs13
- becks13
- brick13
- abridges12
- brigades12
- disgrace12
- carbide12
- daikers12
- scribed12
- bakers12
- bikers12
- brakes12
- breaks12
- cakier12
- crakes12
- creaks12
- ickers12
- kebars12
- sacker12
- screak12
- sicker12
- baked12
- biked12
- caked12
- decks12
- dicks12
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