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Is BACKBONE a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list BACKBONE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 22 | 8 |
What does BACKBONE mean?
- nouna central cohesive source of support and stability
- nounfortitude and determination
- nounthe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for BACKBONE
Add a letter to make a new word: BACKBONES.
Words inside BACKBONE
- CAN5
- ONE3
- BACK12
- ONCE6
- BANK10
- OCEAN7
- BEN5
- NECK10
- BOB7
- BAN5
- CAKE10
- BONE6
- CON5
- BACON9
- KEN7
- OAK7
- COKE10
- BABE8
- ACE5
- KANE8
- CAB7
- BEAN6
- BAKE10
- CANE6
- CONE6
- BECK12
- BEACON10
- ACNE6
- COBB10
- KNOB10
- CANOE7
- BEAK10
- BANE6
- BOA5
- NAB5
- KEBAB13
- BANCO9
- COB7
- EBB7
- OBE5
- BOCK12
- ABO5
- NEB5
- NAE3
- EON3
- OKA7
- NOB5
- AEON4
- ANE3
- KEA7
- OKE7
- BECKON14
- BONK10
- ABBE8
- KENO8
- KOA7
- OCA5
- NOCK10
- BEANO7
- KAB9
- EBON6
- KOAN8
- KAE7
- KOB9
- KABOB13
- CONK10
- OAKEN9
- KAON8
- NABE6
- NABOB9
- KEBOB13
- CABOB11
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up BACKBONE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is BACKBONE a Scrabble word?
BACKBONE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is BACKBONE worth?
BACKBONE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does BACKBONE mean?
A central cohesive source of support and stability.