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Is BACKSTOP a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BACKSTOP 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
18218

What does BACKSTOP mean?

  1. noun(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
  2. noun(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
  3. nouna precaution in case of an emergency

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Hooks for BACKSTOP

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Words inside BACKSTOP

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

FAQ

Is BACKSTOP a Scrabble word?

BACKSTOP 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 BACKSTOP worth?

BACKSTOP is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BACKSTOP mean?

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.