BACKGROUNDS
21
Definition
noun
- a person's social heritage: previous experience or training"he is a lawyer with a sports background"
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
- information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem"the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident"
- extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured"they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals"
verb
- understate the importance or quality of"he played down his royal ancestry"
Source: WordNet
Word Details
- Length
- 11 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 21 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 26 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'BACKGROUNDS'?
The word BACKGROUNDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble.
B3
A1
C3
K5
G2
R1
O1
U1
N1
D2
S1
Total: 21 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'BACKGROUNDS'?
The word BACKGROUNDS is worth 26 points in Words With Friends.
B4
A1
C4
K5
G3
R1
O1
U2
N2
D2
S1
Total: 26 points
How many letters is the word 'BACKGROUNDS'?
The word BACKGROUNDS has 11 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.