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Throwback

t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 9 letters · Common

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

What does throwback mean?

noun

  1. an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

    Synonymsatavist

  2. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic

    Synonymsatavismreversion

adjective

  1. characteristic of an atavist

    Synonymsatavistic

Is THROWBACK 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 THROWBACK worth?

Scrabble

23 pts
t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

Words With Friends

24 pts
t 1h 3r 1o 1w 4b 4a 1c 4k 5

Wordfeud

25 pts
t 1h 4r 1o 1w 4b 4a 1c 4k 5

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
t 1h 3r 1o 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 THROWBACK

Hooks for THROWBACK

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

throwbacks

Words that end like THROWBACK

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.

feedbackdrawbackhardbacksoundtrackbacktrackblackjackflashbackgreenbackhunchbackthumbtackbackpackflapjackhaystackkickbackknapsackplaybackrucksackcutbackransacksetbackhijackunpackabackblack
All words ending in -ACK

Throwback: quick answers

Is THROWBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. THROWBACK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 23 points before board bonuses.
How many points is THROWBACK worth?
THROWBACK scores 23 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does throwback mean?
As a noun, throwback means “an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in THROWBACK?
You can make 261 shorter words from THROWBACK, such as THWACK, WHACKO, CHAWK, CHOWK. See the full list.