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Paybacks

p 3a 1y 4b 3a 1c 3k 5s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · plural of payback

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

What does paybacks mean?

noun

  1. financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)

  2. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life

    “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"--Romans 12:19”

    Synonymsvengeanceretribution

Definitions shown for payback, the base form of paybacks.

Is PAYBACKS 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 PAYBACKS worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
p 3a 1y 4b 3a 1c 3k 5s 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
p 4a 1y 3b 4a 1c 4k 5s 1

Wordfeud

24 pts
p 4a 1y 4b 4a 1c 4k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
p 3a 1y 4b 4a 1c 3k 6s 1

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

Words from the letters in PAYBACKS

Anagrams 1

backpays

Words that end like PAYBACKS

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

drawbackscutbacksransackssetbacksbackpacksflapjackshaystackshijackskickbacksknapsacksunpacksbacktracksblackjacksflashbacksgreenbackshunchbacksthrowbacksthumbtackstracksbackslacksblackscracksstacks
All words ending in -ACKS

Paybacks: quick answers

Is PAYBACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PAYBACKS 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 PAYBACKS worth?
PAYBACKS scores 21 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does paybacks mean?
paybacks is the plural of payback, which means “financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PAYBACKS?
You can make 100 shorter words from PAYBACKS, such as BACKPAY, PAYBACK, SKYCAP, YACKAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PAYBACKS?
PAYBACKS rearranges into BACKPAYS.