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BACKSPIN

8 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What BACKSPIN Means

  1. noun: spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BACKSPIN is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 A1 C3 K5 S1 P3 I1 N1.

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