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What does backslash mean? Is backslash a Scrabble word?

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Is backslash a Scrabble word?

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

B3A1C3K5S1L1A1S1H4

Is backslash a Scrabble UK word?

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

B3A1C3K5S1L1A1S1H4

Is backslash a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backslash is a Words With Friends word. The word backslash is worth 22 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1C4K5S1L2A1S1H3

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9-letter words (1 found)

BACKSLASH,

8-letter words (1 found)

BACKLASH,

7-letter words (3 found)

CASBAHS,KASBAHS,SABKHAS,

6-letter words (16 found)

BACHAS,BALSAS,BLACKS,CABALS,CALASH,CASBAH,CHALKS,KAHALS,KASBAH,KASHAS,LAKSAS,SABALS,SABHAS,SABKHA,SHACKS,SLACKS,

5-letter words (46 found)

ABACK,ABACS,ABASH,ABASK,ALACK,ALBAS,BAALS,BACHA,BACHS,BACKS,BALAS,BALKS,BALSA,BASAL,BASKS,BLACK,BLAHS,BLASH,CABAL,CABAS,CALKS,CASAS,CASKS,CHALK,CHALS,CLASH,CLASS,HACKS,HAKAS,HASKS,KACHA,KAHAL,KASHA,LACKS,LAKHS,LAKSA,SABAL,SABHA,SACKS,SALSA,SCABS,SCALA,SHACK,SLABS,SLACK,SLASH,

4-letter words (52 found)

AAHS,AALS,ABAC,ABAS,AKAS,ALAS,ALBA,ALBS,ASKS,BAAL,BAAS,BACH,BACK,BACS,BALK,BALS,BASH,BASK,BASS,BLAH,CAAS,CABA,CABS,CALK,CALS,CASA,CASH,CASK,CHAL,CHAS,HACK,HAKA,HASK,HASS,KAAL,KAAS,KABS,LABS,LACK,LACS,LAHS,LAKH,LASH,LASS,SABS,SACK,SACS,SALS,SASH,SCAB,SKAS,SLAB,

3-letter words (36 found)

AAH,AAL,AAS,ABA,ABS,ACH,AHA,AHS,AKA,ALA,ALB,ALS,ASH,ASK,ASS,BAA,BAC,BAH,BAL,BAS,CAA,CAB,CAL,CHA,HAS,KAB,KAS,LAB,LAC,LAH,LAS,SAB,SAC,SAL,SHA,SKA,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AB,AH,AL,AS,BA,CH,HA,KA,LA,SH,

You can make 166 words from backslash according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backslash

backslash

Etymology

back +‎ slash, because it is a slash going back against the direction of writing, in contrast to the common slash / (“slash, solidus, oblique, forward slash”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækˌslæʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æʃ

Noun

backslash (plural backslashes)

  1. The punctuation mark \.
  2. (computing, rare, proscribed) Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used to indicate the beginning and ending of an area of words being marked for correction.

Synonyms

  • reverse solidus
  • slosh
  • whack

Antonyms

  • slash

Coordinate terms

  • slash

Translations

Verb

backslash (third-person singular simple present backslashes, present participle backslashing, simple past and past participle backslashed)

  1. (computing, transitive) To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.

See also

  • backslash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Typography

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English backslash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛkslɛʃ/
  • Hyphenation: back‧slash

Noun

backslash m (plural backslashes or backslashen, diminutive backslashje n)

  1. backslash

Synonyms

  • omgekeerde schuine streep
  • schuine streep naar achter
  • schuine streep naar links
  • terugschrap
  • terugstreep

Source: wiktionary.org