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Is backlist a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backlist is a Scrabble US word. The word backlist is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

B3A1C3K5L1I1S1T1

Is backlist a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backlist is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

B3A1C3K5L1I1S1T1

Is backlist a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backlist is a Words With Friends word. The word backlist is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1C4K5L2I1S1T1

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8-letter words (1 found)

BACKLIST,

7-letter words (1 found)

BACKLIT,

6-letter words (8 found)

BALTIC,BALTIS,BATIKS,BLACKS,CITALS,KIBLAS,TICALS,TILAKS,

5-letter words (57 found)

ABSIT,ALIST,BACKS,BAILS,BAITS,BALKS,BALTI,BASIC,BASIL,BASTI,BATIK,BILKS,BLACK,BLAST,BLATS,BLIST,BLITS,CALKS,CITAL,CLAST,CLATS,CLITS,ICTAL,IKATS,KAILS,KALIS,KATIS,KIBLA,KILTS,LABIS,LACKS,LAICS,LAIKS,LICKS,LITAS,SAICK,SAKTI,SALIC,SCAIL,SITKA,SKAIL,SLACK,SLICK,STACK,STALK,STICK,STILB,TABIS,TACKS,TAILS,TAKIS,TALCS,TALKS,TICAL,TICKS,TIKAS,TILAK,

4-letter words (97 found)

ACTS,AILS,AITS,ALBS,ALIT,ALTS,ASCI,BACK,BACS,BAIL,BAIT,BALK,BALS,BASK,BAST,BATS,BIAS,BILK,BISK,BIST,BITS,BLAT,BLIT,CABS,CALK,CALS,CASK,CAST,CATS,CIST,CITS,CLAT,CLIT,ICKS,IKAT,ILKA,ILKS,ISBA,ITAS,KABS,KAIL,KAIS,KALI,KATI,KATS,KILT,KIST,KITS,LABS,LACK,LACS,LAIC,LAIK,LAST,LATI,LATS,LIAS,LIBS,LICK,LISK,LIST,LITS,SACK,SAIC,SAIL,SAKI,SALT,SATI,SCAB,SCAT,SIAL,SICK,SIKA,SILK,SILT,SKAT,SKIT,SLAB,SLAT,SLIT,STAB,TABI,TABS,TACK,TAIL,TAIS,TAKI,TAKS,TALC,TALI,TALK,TASK,TICK,TICS,TIKA,TIKS,TILS,

3-letter words (58 found)

ABS,ACT,AIL,AIS,AIT,ALB,ALS,ALT,ASK,ATS,BAC,BAL,BAS,BAT,BIS,BIT,CAB,CAL,CAT,CIS,CIT,ICK,ILK,ITA,ITS,KAB,KAI,KAS,KAT,KIS,KIT,LAB,LAC,LAS,LAT,LIB,LIS,LIT,SAB,SAC,SAI,SAL,SAT,SIB,SIC,SIK,SIT,SKA,SKI,TAB,TAI,TAK,TAS,TIC,TIK,TIL,TIS,TSK,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AI,AL,AS,AT,BA,BI,IS,IT,KA,KI,LA,LI,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 239 words from backlist according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backlist

backlist

Etymology

back +‎ list

Noun

backlist (plural backlists)

  1. (publishing) A list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
    Synonyms: back catalog, back catalogue
    Antonym: frontlist
    Hypernym: booklist

Verb

backlist (third-person singular simple present backlists, present participle backlisting, simple past and past participle backlisted)

  1. (transitive) To hold back a student's application (to a college etc.) based on whether a preferred candidate declines their offer.
    I have not heard back from the college yet: I must have been backlisted.
  2. (transitive, publishing) To place (a book) on a backlist.

Source: wiktionary.org