Is WINGBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WINGBACK is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WINGBACK mean?
- noun
(football) the person who plays wingback
- noun
(American football) the position of the offensive back who lines up behind or outside the end
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) = 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.
Hooks for WINGBACK
Single letters that turn WINGBACK into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from WINGBACK
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- backing16
- waking14
- baking13
- caking13
- bawk13
- wack13
- wick13
- cawing12
- back12
- gawk12
- wank11
- wink11
- kiang10
- bank10
- nick10
- awing9
- cabin9
- wigan9
- bawn9
- gank9
- gink9
- king9
- ack9
- ick9
- kab9
- acing8
- akin8
- banc8
- gnaw8
- kain8
- kina8
- wing8
- caw8
- wab8
- bang7
- bing7
- wain7
- cab7
- ink7
- kin7
- wag7
- wig7
- bani6
- cain6
- awn6
- bag6
- big6
- cig6
- gab6
- gib6
- naw6
- wan6
- win6
- ka6
- ki6
- agin5
- gain5
- ban5
- bin5
- can5
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