BACKWATER
A 9-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble.
b 3 a 1 c 3 k 5 w 4 a 1 t 1 e 1 r 1
- Length
- 9
- Scrabble
- 20 pts
- Sorted letters
- aabcekrtw
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of BACKWATER
- noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
“the country is an economic backwater”
- noun
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
“the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within BACKWATER
166 words can be made from any subset of the letters in BACKWATER.
- wetback 18
- bracket 15
- abreact 11
- bearcat 11
- cabaret 11
- backer 14
- racket 12
- retack 12
- tacker 12
- karate 10
- abater 8
- carate 8
- wacke 14
- wrack 14
- wreck 14
- aback 13
- awake 12
- tweak 12
- waker 12
- wreak 12
- baker 11
- brake 11
- break 11
- crake 11
- creak 11
- kabar 11
- kebar 11
- track 11
- acerb 9
- brace 9
- bract 9
- caber 9
- karat 9
- taker 9
- aware 8
- tawer 8
- water 8
- abate 7
- aceta 7
- areca 7
- carat 7
- caret 7
- carte 7
- cater 7
- crate 7
- rabat 7
- react 7
- recta 7
- taber 7
- trace 7
- reata 5
- wack 13
- back 12
- beck 12
- wake 11
- wark 11
- weak 11
- weka 11
- bake 10
- bark 10
- beak 10
- cake 10
- cark 10
- kbar 10
- kerb 10
- rack 10
- reck 10
- tack 10
- braw 9
- brew 9
- craw 9
- crew 9
- arak 8
- carb 8
- crab 8
- kart 8
- kata 8
- rake 8
- taka 8
- take 8
- teak 8
- trek 8
- twae 7
- ware 7
- wart 7
- wear 7
- wert 7
- abet 6
- acre 6
- acta 6
- bare 6
- bate 6
- bear 6
- beat 6
- beta 6
- brae 6
- brat 6
- care 6
- cart 6
- cate 6
- race 6
- tace 6
- area 4
- rate 4
- tare 4
- tear 4
- kab 9
- caw 8
- wab 8
- web 8
- ark 7
- cab 7
- kae 7
- kat 7
- kea 7
- awa 6
- awe 6
- raw 6
- taw 6
- tew 6