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Backwater
Yes, Backwater is a valid word.
What does BACKWATER mean?
- noun
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
“the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos”
- noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
“the country is an economic backwater”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for BACKWATER
Single letters that turn BACKWATER into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from BACKWATER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bracket15
- wacker15
- backer14
- wacke14
- wrack14
- wreck14
- aback13
- bawk13
- wack13
- racket12
- retack12
- tacker12
- awake12
- tweak12
- twerk12
- waker12
- wreak12
- back12
- beck12
- abreact11
- bearcat11
- cabaret11
- baker11
- brake11
- break11
- crake11
- creak11
- kabar11
- kebar11
- track11
- wake11
- wark11
- weak11
- weka11
- karate10
- bake10
- bark10
- beak10
- berk10
- cake10
- cark10
- kbar10
- kerb10
- rack10
- reck10
- tack10
- acerb9
- barca9
- brace9
- bract9
- caber9
- karat9
- taker9
- braw9
- brew9
- craw9
- crew9
- ack9
- kab9
- abater8
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