Is BACKDATE a word?
BACKDATE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BACKDATE is a valid word.
What does backdate mean?
verb: make effective from an earlier date.
“The increase in tax was backdated to January”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BACKDATE: word details
- Pronunciation: BAK-dayt (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside backdate
Words you can make from the letters of backdate.
Solve a whole rack, not just BACKDATE
BACKDATE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BACKDATE mean?
BACKDATE is a verb. It means: make effective from an earlier date.
Is BACKDATE a valid word?
Yes, BACKDATE is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.