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Is BACKDATE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BACKDATE 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 pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
17198

What does BACKDATE mean?

  1. verbmake effective from an earlier date

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for BACKDATE

Add a letter to make a new word: BACKDATED, BACKDATES.

Words inside BACKDATE

See all 79 words you can make from BACKDATE

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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 BACKDATE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is BACKDATE a Scrabble word?

BACKDATE 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 BACKDATE worth?

BACKDATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BACKDATE mean?

Make effective from an earlier date.