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Is BACKHANDS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BACKHANDS 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.

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What does BACKHANDS mean?

BACKHANDS is a form of BACKHAND.

  1. nouna return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
  2. verbhit a tennis ball backhand

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

FAQ

Is BACKHANDS a Scrabble word?

BACKHANDS 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 BACKHANDS worth?

BACKHANDS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BACKHANDS mean?

A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.