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Is backflip a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backflip is a Scrabble US word. The word backflip is worth 21 points in Scrabble:

B3A1C3K5F4L1I1P3

Is backflip a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backflip is a Scrabble UK word and has 21 points:

B3A1C3K5F4L1I1P3

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8-letter words (1 found)

BACKFLIP,

6-letter words (1 found)

BIPACK,

5-letter words (12 found)

BLACK,CALIF,FLACK,FLICK,KALIF,KIBLA,PALKI,PIBAL,PICAL,PILAF,PLACK,PLICA,

4-letter words (41 found)

ALIF,BACK,BAIL,BALK,BILK,BLIP,CALF,CALK,CALP,CAPI,CLAP,CLIP,FAIK,FAIL,FILA,FILK,FLAB,FLAK,FLAP,FLIC,FLIP,ILKA,KAIF,KAIL,KALI,KILP,KLAP,LACK,LAIC,LAIK,LICK,LIPA,PACK,PAIK,PAIL,PALI,PIAL,PICA,PICK,PIKA,PILA,

3-letter words (32 found)

AIL,ALB,ALF,ALP,BAC,BAL,BAP,CAB,CAF,CAL,CAP,FAB,FAP,FIB,FIL,ICK,ILK,KAB,KAF,KAI,KIF,KIP,LAB,LAC,LAP,LIB,LIP,PAC,PAK,PAL,PIA,PIC,

2-letter words (13 found)

AB,AI,AL,BA,BI,FA,IF,KA,KI,LA,LI,PA,PI,

You can make 100 words from backflip according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backflip

backflip

Etymology

back- +‎ flip

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæk.flɪp/

Noun

backflip (plural backflips)

  1. (gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
    The gymnast performed a backflip on a trampoline.
  2. (by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
    • Courier Mail, 29 Jan 2007
      PM predicts water recycling backflips.

Derived terms

  • 360 backflip

Related terms

  • frontflip

Translations

Verb

backflip (third-person singular simple present backflips, present participle backflipping, simple past and past participle backflipped)

  1. To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
  2. To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

Derived terms

  • backflipper

Translations


Source: wiktionary.org