BACKSTROKE

10 letters, 22 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What BACKSTROKE Means

noun: a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the swimmer lies on his or her back
verb: swim on one's back

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

BACKSTROKE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 22 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as B3 A1 C3 K5 S1 T1 R1 O1 K5 E1.

Words Made From The Letters In BACKSTROKE

728 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (5)

BACKREST BRACKETS BROCKETS CABESTRO CABRESTO

7 letter words (26)

BACKERS BACKETS BACKSET BAROCKS BOASTER BOATERS BORACES BORATES BRACKET BROCKET COASTER COATERS KOTARES RACKETS REBACKS REBATOS RECOATS RESTACK RESTOCK RETACKS ROCKETS SETBACK SORBATE STACKER STOCKER TACKERS

6 letter words (106)

5 letter words (225)

ABETS ABORE ABORT ACERB ACERS ACKER ACRES ACTOR AEROS ARCOS ARETS AROSE ASCOT ASKER ASTER ATOCS ATOKE ATOKS BACKS BAKER BAKES BARES BARKS BASER BASTE BASTO BATES BEAKS BEARS BEAST BEATS BECKS BERKO BERKS BESAT BESOT BETAS BOAKS BOARS BOART BOAST BOATS BOCKS BOETS BOKES BORAK BORAS BORES BORKS BORTS BOTAS BOTES BRACE BRACK BRACT BRAES BRAKE BRAKS BRAST BRATS BREAK BROCK BROKE BROSE CABER CABRE CAKES CARBO CARBS CARES CARET CARKS CAROB CARSE CARTE CARTS CASTE CATER CATES CEROS CERTS CESTA COARB COAST COATE COATS COBRA COKES CORBE CORES CORKS CORSE COSET COSTA COSTE COTES CRABS CRAKE CRATE CREAK CREST CROAK CROST EARST EKKAS ESCAR ESCOT ESKAR ESTOC ESTRO KACKS KARKS KAROS KARST KARTS KBARS KEBAR KECKS KERBS KEROS KESAR KETAS KOKAS KOKER KOKRA KORAS KORAT KORES KRABS OAKER OATER OCKER OCREA OCTAS OKRAS OKTAS ORATE ORCAS OSCAR RACES RACKS RAKES RATES RATOS REACT REAKS REAST RECKS RECTA RECTO RESAT RESTO ROAST ROATE ROBES ROCKS ROKES ROSET ROTAS ROTES SABER SABOT SABRE SAKER SCARE SCART SCEAT SCORE SCRAB SCRAE SCRAT SERAC SKART SKATE SKEAR SKORT SOARE SOBER SORTA STACK STAKE STARE STARK STEAK STEAR STOAE STOCK STOKE STORE STORK STRAE STRAK TABER TABES TABOR TACES TACKS TACOS TAKER TAKES TARES TAROC TAROK TAROS TASER TEAKS TEARS TERAS TOCKS TOEAS TOKER TOKES TORAS TORCS TORES TORSE TORSK TRABS TRACE TRACK TRECK TREKS TROAK TROCK TROKE

4 letter words (232)

ABET ABOS ACER ACES ACRE ACTS AERO AESC AKES ARBS ARCO ARCS ARES ARET ARKS ARTS ATES ATOC ATOK BACK BACS BAKE BARE BARK BARS BASE BASK BAST BATE BATS BEAK BEAR BEAT BECK BERK BEST BETA BETS BOAK BOAR BOAS BOAT BOCK BOET BOKE BOKS BORA BORE BORK BORS BORT BOSK BOTA BOTE BOTS BRAE BRAK BRAS BRAT BROS CABS CAKE CARB CARE CARK CARS CART CASE CASK CAST CATE CATS CEAS CERO CERT COAT COBS COKE CORE CORK CORS COSE COST COTE COTS CRAB EARS EAST EATS ECOS EKKA ERAS ERKS EROS ERST ETAS KABS KACK KAES KAKS KARK KARO KART KATS KBAR KEAS KEBS KECK KEKS KERB KERO KEST KETA KETO KETS KOAS KOBS KOKA KORA KORE KORS KRAB KSAR OAKS OARS OAST OATS OBAS OBES OCAS OCTA OKAS OKES OKRA OKTA ORBS ORCA ORCS ORES ORTS OSAR RACE RACK RAKE RASE RAST RATE RATO RATS REAK REBS RECK RECS REOS REST RETS ROBE ROBS ROCK ROCS ROES ROKE ROKS ROSE ROST ROTA ROTE ROTS SABE SACK SAKE SARK SATE SCAB SCAR SCOT SEAR SEAT SECO SECT SEKT SERA SERK SETA SKAT SKEO SKER SKET SOAK SOAR SOBA SOCA SOCK SOKE SORA SORB SORE SORT STAB STAR STOA STOB TABS TACE TACK TACO TAES TAKE TAKS TAOS TARE TARO TARS TASK TEAK TEAR TEAS TECS TOCK TOCS TOEA TOES TOKE TORA TORC TORE TORS TOSA TOSE TREK TRES TSAR

3 letter words (110)

ABO ABS ACE ACT AKE ARB ARC ARE ARK ARS ART ASK ATE ATS BAC BAR BAS BAT BES BET BOA BOK BOR BOS BOT BRA BRO CAB CAR CAT COB COR COS COT EAR EAS EAT ECO ERA ERK ERS EST ETA KAB KAE KAK KAS KAT KEA KEB KET KOA KOB KOR KOS OAK OAR OAT OBA OBE OBS OCA OES OKA OKE ORA ORB ORC ORE ORS ORT OSE RAS RAT REB REC REO RES RET ROB ROC ROE ROK ROT SAB SAC SAE SAR SAT SEA SEC SER SET SKA SOB SOC SOT TAB TAE TAK TAO TAR TAS TEA TEC TES TOC TOE TOR TSK

2 letter words (24)

AB AE AR AS AT BA BE BO EA ER ES ET KA KO OB OE OR OS RE SO ST TA TE TO

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