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Is backstop a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backstop is a Scrabble US word. The word backstop is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is backstop a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backstop is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

B3A1C3K5S1T1O1P3

Is backstop a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backstop is a Words With Friends word. The word backstop is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1C4K5S1T1O1P4

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8-letter words (1 found)

BACKSTOP,

6-letter words (2 found)

CAPOTS,COAPTS,

5-letter words (30 found)

ASCOT,ATOCS,ATOKS,BACKS,BASTO,BOAKS,BOAST,BOATS,BOCKS,BOTAS,CAPOS,CAPOT,COAPT,COAST,COATS,COSTA,KOAPS,OCTAS,OKTAS,PACKS,PACOS,PACTS,POCKS,SABOT,SCOPA,STACK,STOCK,TACKS,TACOS,TOCKS,

4-letter words (91 found)

ABOS,ACTS,APOS,APSO,APTS,ATOC,ATOK,ATOP,BACK,BACS,BAOS,BAPS,BASK,BAST,BATS,BOAK,BOAS,BOAT,BOCK,BOKS,BOPS,BOSK,BOTA,BOTS,CABS,CAPO,CAPS,CASK,CAST,CATS,COAT,COBS,COPS,COST,COTS,KABS,KATS,KOAP,KOAS,KOBS,KOPS,OAKS,OAST,OATS,OBAS,OCAS,OCTA,OKAS,OKTA,OPAS,OPTS,PACK,PACO,PACS,PACT,PAKS,PAST,PATS,POAS,POCK,POST,POTS,SACK,SCAB,SCAT,SCOP,SCOT,SKAT,SOAK,SOAP,SOBA,SOCA,SOCK,SPAT,SPOT,STAB,STAP,STOA,STOB,STOP,TABS,TACK,TACO,TAKS,TAOS,TAPS,TASK,TOCK,TOCS,TOPS,TOSA,

3-letter words (67 found)

ABO,ABS,ACT,APO,APT,ASK,ASP,ATS,BAC,BAO,BAP,BAS,BAT,BOA,BOK,BOP,BOS,BOT,CAB,CAP,CAT,COB,COP,COS,COT,KAB,KAS,KAT,KOA,KOB,KOP,KOS,OAK,OAT,OBA,OBS,OCA,OKA,OPA,OPS,OPT,PAC,PAK,PAS,PAT,POA,POS,POT,PST,SAB,SAC,SAP,SAT,SKA,SOB,SOC,SOP,SOT,SPA,TAB,TAK,TAO,TAP,TAS,TOC,TOP,TSK,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AS,AT,BA,BO,KA,KO,OB,OK,OP,OS,PA,PO,SO,ST,TA,TO,

You can make 208 words from backstop according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backstop

backstop

Alternative forms

  • back-stop

Etymology

back +‎ stop

Pronunciation

Noun

backstop (plural backstops)

  1. A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
    Coordinate term: backup
  2. A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
    Coordinate term: backup
    • The Express, 7 June 2018
      Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, this morning, said a time-limited backstop would be unacceptable, and has previously promised to vote down the UK’s Brexit withdrawal deal unless it features a satisfactory backstop.
    • The Irish Times, 17 November 2018
      "The 2½ years since have been about hammering home these points in any European capital that would listen. And in spite of capacity-sapping talks on the first point – Brexit, border and backstop – the Department of Foreign Affairs and other government departments have been working quietly to make good on the second.
  3. (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.
  4. (baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
  5. (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
  6. (cricket, dated) The longstop.
  7. (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
  8. (espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.

Coordinate terms

  • (thing or a person to support): rearguard

Translations

Verb

backstop (third-person singular simple present backstops, present participle backstopping, simple past and past participle backstopped)

  1. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.
  2. (transitive) To bolster, support.

Translations

Anagrams

  • back post, backpost, postback

Source: wiktionary.org