Word Analysis:BACKWIND
Overview
BACKWIND20 is valid in the official English (British) and English (American) Scrabble dictionaries.
This 8-letters word scores 20 points in Scrabble..
It appears in 3 longer words, including .
Add one letter to form words such as .
Definitionverb
To cause air to flow into the back of a sail.
Also meansnoun
The air deflected backward, especially from a sail.
Basic Information
Letters & Points
B3
A1
C3
K5
W4
I1
N1
D2
Length
8letters
Total Points
20points
Dictionaries
US VALID
UK VALID
Word Analysis
Vowel/Consonant Pattern
B
A
C
K
W
I
N
D
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1-Letter Suffix (1)
2-Letter Suffixes (1)
3-Letter Suffixes (1)
Words Containing "BACKWIND" (3)
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