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Tailback

t 1a 1i 1l 1b 3a 1c 3k 5

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon

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

What does tailback mean?

noun

  1. (American football) the person who plays tailback

  2. (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

Is TAILBACK 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 TAILBACK worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 1b 3a 1c 3k 5

Words With Friends

19 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 2b 4a 1c 4k 5

Wordfeud

18 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 1b 4a 1c 4k 5

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
t 1a 1i 1l 2b 4a 1c 3k 6

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

Words from the letters in TAILBACK

Hooks for TAILBACK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tailbacks

Words that end like TAILBACK

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

Tailback: quick answers

Is TAILBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TAILBACK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TAILBACK worth?
TAILBACK scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tailback mean?
As a noun, tailback means “(American football) the person who plays tailback”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TAILBACK?
You can make 109 shorter words from TAILBACK, such as BACKLIT, ABACK, BLACK, BACK. See the full list.