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Blowback

b 3l 1o 1w 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

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

What does blowback mean?

noun

  1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

    Synonymsbackfire

  2. misinformation resulting from the recirculation into the source country of disinformation previously planted abroad by that country's intelligence service

Is BLOWBACK 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 BLOWBACK worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
b 3l 1o 1w 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

Words With Friends

25 pts
b 4l 2o 1w 4b 4a 1c 4k 5

Wordfeud

24 pts
b 4l 1o 1w 4b 4a 1c 4k 5

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
b 4l 2o 1w 5b 4a 1c 3k 6

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

Words from the letters in BLOWBACK

Hooks for BLOWBACK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

blowbacks

Words that end like BLOWBACK

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

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All words ending in -ACK

Blowback: quick answers

Is BLOWBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BLOWBACK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BLOWBACK worth?
BLOWBACK scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does blowback mean?
As a noun, blowback means “the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BLOWBACK?
You can make 90 shorter words from BLOWBACK, such as WACKO, BLACK, BLOCK, BOBAK. See the full list.