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Is backpedal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backpedal is a Scrabble US word. The word backpedal is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

B3A1C3K5P3E1D2A1L1

Is backpedal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backpedal is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

B3A1C3K5P3E1D2A1L1

Is backpedal a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backpedal is a Words With Friends word. The word backpedal is worth 24 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1C4K5P4E1D2A1L2

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9-letter words (1 found)

BACKPEDAL,

8-letter words (1 found)

PACKABLE,

7-letter words (4 found)

BLACKED,CAPABLE,PACABLE,PALACED,

6-letter words (10 found)

ALCADE,BACKED,BALKED,CABLED,CALKED,KALPAC,LACKED,PACKED,PALACE,PLACED,

5-letter words (36 found)

ABACK,ABLED,AKELA,ALACK,ALDEA,ALECK,APACE,APEAK,BAAED,BAKED,BALED,BECAP,BLACK,BLADE,BLEAK,CAAED,CABAL,CABLE,CAKED,CALPA,CAPED,CAPLE,CLADE,DECAL,KALPA,LABDA,LACED,LAKED,PACED,PADLE,PALEA,PALED,PEDAL,PLACE,PLACK,PLEAD,

4-letter words (69 found)

ABAC,ABED,ABLE,ACED,AKED,ALAE,ALAP,ALBA,ALBE,ALEC,APED,BAAL,BACK,BADE,BAEL,BAKE,BALD,BALE,BALK,BEAD,BEAK,BEAL,BECK,BLAD,BLAE,BLED,CABA,CADE,CAKE,CALK,CALP,CAPA,CAPE,CLAD,CLAP,DAAL,DACE,DACK,DALE,DEAL,DECK,ECAD,KAAL,KADE,KAED,KALE,KAPA,KELP,KLAP,LACE,LACK,LADE,LAKE,LEAD,LEAK,LEAP,PAAL,PACA,PACE,PACK,PALE,PEAK,PEAL,PEBA,PECK,PELA,PLEA,PLEB,PLED,

3-letter words (57 found)

AAL,ABA,ACE,AKA,AKE,ALA,ALB,ALE,ALP,APE,BAA,BAC,BAD,BAE,BAL,BAP,BED,BEL,CAA,CAB,CAD,CAL,CAP,CEL,CEP,DAB,DAE,DAK,DAL,DAP,DEB,DEL,DEP,ELD,ELK,KAB,KAE,KEA,KEB,KED,KEP,LAB,LAC,LAD,LAP,LEA,LED,LEK,LEP,PAC,PAD,PAK,PAL,PEA,PEC,PED,PEL,

2-letter words (16 found)

AA,AB,AD,AE,AL,BA,BE,DA,DE,EA,ED,EL,KA,LA,PA,PE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 195 words from backpedal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backpedal

backpedal

Alternative forms

  • back-pedal

Etymology

back +‎ pedal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækˌpɛdəɫ/

Verb

backpedal (third-person singular simple present backpedals, present participle (US) backpedaling or (UK) backpedalling, simple past and past participle (US) backpedaled or (UK) backpedalled)

  1. (intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.
  2. (intransitive) To step backwards.
    The player had to backpedal before catching the ball.
  3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
    Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal.

Synonyms

  • (distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement): climb down, walk back

Derived terms

  • backpedal brake (on a bicycle)
  • backpedaler, backpedaller

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Source: wiktionary.org