Is BACKLASH a word?
BACKLASH is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 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, BACKLASH is a valid word.
What does backlash mean?
noun: a movement back from an impact.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BACKLASH: word details
- Pronunciation: BAK-lash (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 21 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 backlash
Words you can make from the letters of backlash.
Solve a whole rack, not just BACKLASH
BACKLASH 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 BACKLASH mean?
BACKLASH is a noun. It means: a movement back from an impact.
Is BACKLASH a valid word?
Yes, BACKLASH is a valid word. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 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.