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Is BACKSTAY a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list BACKSTAY 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 20 | 8 |
What does BACKSTAY mean?
- nouna stay that supports the back of something
Definitions from WordNet.
Hooks for BACKSTAY
Add a letter to make a new word: BACKSTAYS.
Words inside BACKSTAY
- BACK12
- SAY6
- ASK7
- STAY7
- ACT5
- CAST6
- CAT5
- SKY10
- BAY8
- TASK8
- ACTS6
- SAT3
- CATS6
- BAT5
- BACKS13
- STACK11
- CAB7
- TAB5
- KAY10
- SACK10
- ABS5
- BATS6
- STAB6
- SAC5
- KAT7
- TABS6
- CASA6
- TACK10
- BAYS9
- ABA5
- TACKY14
- CABS8
- BAS5
- YAK10
- CYST9
- ABACK13
- CASK10
- SKA7
- TSK7
- TAS3
- BASK10
- ACTA6
- SCAT6
- BAA5
- KATA8
- SCAB8
- TAKA8
- SAB5
- AAS3
- TACKS11
- CAY8
- BAST6
- STY6
- ABY8
- KATS8
- KAS7
- BYS8
- YAKS11
- KAB9
- SATAY8
- BAAS6
- KAYS11
- CAYS9
- YACK13
- KAAS8
- SKAT8
- ABAS6
- AYS6
- KYAT11
- KATAS9
- KYATS12
- KABS10
- CASKY14
- YACKS14
- CAKY13
- ABYS9
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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 BACKSTAY in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is BACKSTAY a Scrabble word?
BACKSTAY 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 BACKSTAY worth?
BACKSTAY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does BACKSTAY mean?
A stay that supports the back of something.