Is BACKWATER a word?
BACKWATER is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BACKWATER is a valid word.
What does backwater mean?
noun: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam.
“the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BACKWATER: word details
- Pronunciation: BAK-waw-tur (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 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 backwater
Words you can make from the letters of backwater.
Solve a whole rack, not just BACKWATER
BACKWATER 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 BACKWATER mean?
BACKWATER is a noun. It means: a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam.
Is BACKWATER a valid word?
Yes, BACKWATER is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 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.