What BACKSWORDS Means
BACKSWORDS is a form of BACKSWORD, which means:
- noun: a stick used instead of a sword for fencing
- noun: a sword with only one cutting edge
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
BACKSWORDS 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 W4 O1 R1 D2 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In BACKSWORDS
435 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.
9 letter words (2)
8 letter words (2)
7 letter words (6)
6 letter words (34)
ABORDSACROSSADSORBBARDOSBAROCKBOARDSBORAKSBRACKSBRASCOBROADSBROCKSCARBOSCAROBSCOARBSCOBRASCOWARDCROAKSCROWDSDOBRASDORBASDOWARSKAROSSOSCARSSARODSSCRABSSCRAWSSCRODSSCROWSSOWARSSOWCARSWARDSSWORDSWACKOSWRACKS
5 letter words (123)
ABORDARCOSASKOSAWORKBACKSBARDOBARDSBARKSBASKSBASSOBAWDSBAWRSBOAKSBOARDBOARSBOCKSBORAKBORASBORDSBORKSBOSKSBOWRSBRACKBRADSBRAKSBRASSBRAWSBROADBROCKBRODSBROWSCARBOCARBSCARDSCARKSCAROBCASKSCAWKSCOARBCOBRACODASCORDSCORKSCOWKSCRABSCRASSCRAWSCROAKCROSSCROWDCROWSDACKSDARBSDARKSDAWKSDOABSDOBRADOCKSDORBADORBSDORKSDORSADOWARDRABSDRACKDRACODRAWSDROSSDROWSKAROSKBARSKORASKRABSKSARSOKRASORCASOSCARRACKSROADSROCKSSACKSSADOSSARDSSARKSSARODSAROSSCABSSCADSSCARSSCAWSSCOWSSCRABSCRAWSCRODSCROWSKAWSSOAKSSOARSSOBASSOCASSOCKSSODASSORASSORBSSORDASORDSSOWARSWABSSWACKSWADSSWARDSWOBSSWORDWACKOWACKSWARBSWARDSWARKSWOADSWOCKSWORDSWORKSWRACK
4 letter words (162)
ABOSADOSARBSARCOARCSARDSARKSAROWASKSAWKSBACKBACSBADSBARDBARKBARSBASKBASSBAWDBAWRBOAKBOARBOASBOCKBODSBOKSBORABORDBORKBORSBOSKBOSSBOWRBOWSBRADBRAKBRASBRAWBRODBROSBROWCABSCADSCARBCARDCARKCARSCASKCAWSCOBSCODACODSCORDCORKCORSCOSSCOWKCOWSCRABCRAWCROWDABSDACKDAKSDARBDARKDAWKDAWSDOABDOBSDOCKDOCSDORBDORKDORSDOSSDOWSDRABDRACDRAWDROWDSOSKABSKAROKAWSKBARKOASKOBSKORAKORSKOSSKOWSKRABKSAROAKSOARSOBASOCASODASOKASOKRAORADORBSORCAORCSORDSOSAROSSARACKRADSRAWSROADROBSROCKROCSRODSROKSROWSSABSSACKSACSSADOSADSSARDSARKSARSSAWSSCABSCADSCARSCAWSCOWSKASSKAWSOAKSOARSOBASOBSSOCASOCKSOCSSODASODSSORASORBSORDSOWSSWABSWADSWOBWABSWACKWADSWARBWARDWARKWARSWOADWOCKWOKSWORDWORK
3 letter words (88)
ABOABSADOADSARBARCARDARKARSASKAWKBACBADBARBASBOABODBOKBORBOSBOWBRABROCABCADCARCAWCOBCODCORCOSCOWDABDAKDASDAWDOBDOCDORDOSDOWDSOKABKASKAWKOAKOBKORKOSKOWOAKOAROBAOBSOCAODAODSOKAORAORBORCORDORSRADRASRAWROBROCRODROKROWSABSACSADSARSAWSKASOBSOCSODSOSSOWWABWADWARWASWOKWOS
2 letter words (18)
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