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Is backscatter a Scrabble word?

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

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Is backscatter a Scrabble UK word?

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

B3A1C3K5S1C3A1T1T1E1R1

Is backscatter a Words With Friends word?

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

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11-letter words (1 found)

BACKSCATTER,

10-letter words (1 found)

BACKACTERS,

9-letter words (4 found)

ATTACKERS,BACKACTER,CABRETTAS,REATTACKS,

8-letter words (22 found)

ABREACTS,ABSTRACT,ATTACKER,BACKCAST,BACKREST,BACKSEAT,BEARCATS,BRACCATE,BRACKETS,CABARETS,CABRESTA,CABRETTA,CARCAKES,CASTRATE,CRACKETS,RABATTES,RACKETTS,REATTACK,SCATBACK,SEATBACK,TABARETS,TEACARTS,

7-letter words (43 found)

ABATERS,ABREACT,ABREAST,ACATERS,ARABESK,ATABEKS,ATTACKS,BACCARE,BACCATE,BACKARE,BACKERS,BACKETS,BACKRAS,BACKSET,BATTERS,BEARCAT,BRACKET,CABARET,CARACKS,CARACTS,CARATES,CARCAKE,CARCASE,CRACKAS,CRACKET,KARATES,RABATTE,RACKETS,RACKETT,REBACKS,RESTACK,RETACKS,SACCATE,SCATTER,SETBACK,STACKER,STACKET,TABARET,TABRETS,TACKERS,TACKETS,TASKBAR,TEACART,

6-letter words (98 found)

ABASER,ABATER,ABATES,ABEARS,ACATER,ACATES,ACKERS,ARCSEC,ARECAS,ARETTS,ASTARE,ASTART,ASTERT,ATABEK,ATTACK,ATTARS,ATTASK,BACCAE,BACCAS,BACKER,BACKET,BACKRA,BAKERS,BAKRAS,BARCAS,BAREST,BASKET,BASTER,BATTAS,BATTER,BESTAR,BETTAS,BRACES,BRACKS,BRACTS,BRAKES,BREAKS,BREAST,CABERS,CAESAR,CARACK,CARACT,CARATE,CARATS,CARETS,CARTAS,CARTES,CASKET,CASTER,CATERS,CRACKA,CRACKS,CRAKES,CRATES,CREAKS,CRESTA,KABARS,KARATE,KARATS,KEASAR,KEBARS,RABATS,RACKET,REACTS,REATAS,REBACK,RECAST,RETACK,SACKER,SCARAB,SCARCE,SCEATT,SCREAK,SEARAT,SKATER,STACTE,STAKER,STATER,STRACK,STRAKE,STRATA,STREAK,TABERS,TABRET,TACKER,TACKET,TAKERS,TASKER,TASTER,TATARS,TATERS,TERATA,TETRAS,TRACES,TRACKS,TRACTS,TREATS,TRECKS,

5-letter words (175 found)

ABACK,ABACS,ABASE,ABASK,ABATE,ABEAR,ABERS,ABETS,ACCAS,ACERB,ACERS,ACETA,ACKER,ACRES,ARAKS,ARBAS,AREAS,ARECA,ARETS,ARETT,ASKER,ASTER,ATTAR,BACCA,BACKS,BAKER,BAKES,BAKRA,BARCA,BARES,BARKS,BASER,BASTA,BASTE,BATES,BATTA,BATTS,BEAKS,BEARS,BEAST,BEATS,BECKS,BERKS,BESAT,BETAS,BETTA,BRACE,BRACK,BRACT,BRAES,BRAKE,BRAKS,BRAST,BRATS,BREAK,CABAS,CABER,CABRE,CACAS,CACKS,CAECA,CAKES,CARAT,CARBS,CARES,CARET,CARKS,CARSE,CARTA,CARTE,CARTS,CASTE,CATER,CATES,CERTS,CESTA,CRABS,CRACK,CRAKE,CRATE,CREAK,CREST,EARST,ESCAR,ESKAR,ETATS,KABAR,KARAS,KARAT,KARST,KARTS,KATAS,KBARS,KEBAR,KERBS,KESAR,KETAS,KRABS,RABAT,RACES,RACKS,RAKES,RASTA,RATAS,RATES,REACT,REAKS,REAST,REATA,RECKS,RECTA,RESAT,SABER,SABRA,SABRE,SACRA,SAKER,SCARE,SCART,SCATT,SCEAT,SCRAB,SCRAE,SCRAT,SERAC,SKART,SKATE,SKATT,SKEAR,STACK,STAKE,STARE,STARK,START,STATE,STEAK,STEAR,STRAE,STRAK,TABER,TABES,TACES,TACET,TACKS,TACTS,TAKAS,TAKER,TAKES,TARAS,TARES,TARTS,TASAR,TASER,TASTE,TATAR,TATER,TATES,TEAKS,TEARS,TEATS,TECTA,TERAS,TERTS,TESTA,TETRA,TRABS,TRACE,TRACK,TRACT,TRATS,TREAT,TRECK,TREKS,TREST,TRETS,

4-letter words (163 found)

ABAC,ABAS,ABER,ABET,ACCA,ACER,ACES,ACRE,ACTA,ACTS,AESC,AKAS,AKES,ARAK,ARBA,ARBS,ARCS,AREA,ARES,ARET,ARKS,ARSE,ARTS,ASAR,ASEA,ATES,BAAS,BACK,BACS,BAES,BAKE,BARE,BARK,BARS,BASE,BASK,BAST,BATE,BATS,BATT,BEAK,BEAR,BEAT,BECK,BERK,BEST,BETA,BETS,BRAE,BRAK,BRAS,BRAT,CAAS,CABA,CABS,CACA,CACK,CAKE,CARB,CARE,CARK,CARS,CART,CASA,CASE,CASK,CAST,CATE,CATS,CEAS,CECA,CERT,CRAB,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERKS,ERST,ETAS,ETAT,KAAS,KABS,KAES,KARA,KART,KATA,KATS,KBAR,KEAS,KEBS,KERB,KEST,KETA,KETS,KRAB,KSAR,RACA,RACE,RACK,RAKE,RASE,RAST,RATA,RATE,RATS,REAK,REBS,RECK,RECS,REST,RETS,SABE,SACK,SAKE,SARK,SATE,SCAB,SCAR,SCAT,SEAR,SEAT,SECT,SEKT,SERA,SERK,SETA,SETT,SKAT,SKER,SKET,STAB,STAR,STAT,STET,TABS,TACE,TACK,TACT,TAES,TAKA,TAKE,TAKS,TARA,TARE,TARS,TART,TASE,TASK,TATE,TATS,TEAK,TEAR,TEAS,TEAT,TECS,TEST,TETS,TRAT,TREK,TRES,TRET,TSAR,

3-letter words (72 found)

AAS,ABA,ABS,ACE,ACT,AKA,AKE,ARB,ARC,ARE,ARK,ARS,ART,ASK,ATE,ATS,ATT,BAA,BAC,BAE,BAR,BAS,BAT,BES,BET,BRA,CAA,CAB,CAR,CAT,EAR,EAS,EAT,ERA,ERK,ERS,EST,ETA,KAB,KAE,KAS,KAT,KEA,KEB,KET,RAS,RAT,REB,REC,RES,RET,SAB,SAC,SAE,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEC,SER,SET,SKA,TAB,TAE,TAK,TAR,TAS,TAT,TEA,TEC,TES,TET,TSK,

2-letter words (17 found)

AA,AB,AE,AR,AS,AT,BA,BE,EA,ER,ES,ET,KA,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 597 words from backscatter according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backscatter

backscatter

Alternative forms

  • back scatter
  • back-scatter

Etymology

Back-formation from backscattering.

Noun

backscatter (countable and uncountable, plural backscatters)

  1. (physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
  2. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
  3. (military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant.
  4. (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
    Synonyms: blowback, outscatter

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Verb

backscatter (third-person singular simple present backscatters, present participle backscattering, simple past and past participle backscattered)

  1. To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.

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