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Is BACKWASH a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list BACKWASH 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
22238

What does BACKWASH mean?

  1. nounthe flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
  2. nounthe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  3. nounthe wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

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

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Is BACKWASH a Scrabble word?

BACKWASH 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 BACKWASH worth?

BACKWASH is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does BACKWASH mean?

The flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller.