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Backout

b 3a 1c 3k 5o 1u 1t 1

About 2 syllables

7 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does backout mean?

We don’t have a definition for backout yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is BACKOUT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BACKOUT worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3a 1c 3k 5o 1u 1t 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5o 1u 2t 1

Wordfeud

18 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5o 1u 2t 1

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
b 4a 1c 3k 6o 1u 2t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BACKOUT

Anagrams 1

Hooks for BACKOUT

Add one letter to the front or back of BACKOUT to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like BACKOUT

Common words that share the ending -OUT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -OUT

Backout: quick answers

Is BACKOUT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BACKOUT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BACKOUT worth?
BACKOUT scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What words can you make with the letters in BACKOUT?
You can make 73 shorter words from BACKOUT, such as BUCKO, BACK, BOCK, BUCK. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BACKOUT?
BACKOUT rearranges into OUTBACK.