BACKWATERS
A 10-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble.
b 3 a 1 c 3 k 5 w 4 a 1 t 1 e 1 r 1 s 1
- Length
- 10
- Scrabble
- 21 pts
- Sorted letters
- aabcekrstw
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of BACKWATERS
A form 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 BACKWATERS
399 words can be made from any subset of the letters in BACKWATERS.
- backwater 20
- wetbacks 19
- backrest 16
- backseat 16
- brackets 16
- abreacts 12
- bearcats 12
- cabarets 12
- cabresta 12
- backsaw 18
- wetback 18
- backers 15
- backset 15
- bracket 15
- setback 15
- arabesk 13
- rackets 13
- restack 13
- retacks 13
- stacker 13
- tackers 13
- brawest 12
- abreact 11
- bearcat 11
- cabaret 11
- karates 11
- abaters 9
- abreast 9
- carates 9
- wackes 15
- wracks 15
- wrecks 15
- backer 14
- awakes 13
- tweaks 13
- wakers 13
- wreaks 13
- bakers 12
- basket 12
- brakes 12
- breaks 12
- casket 12
- crakes 12
- creaks 12
- kabars 12
- kebars 12
- racket 12
- retack 12
- sacker 12
- screak 12
- tacker 12
- tracks 12
- braces 10
- bracts 10
- cabers 10
- karate 10
- karats 10
- scarab 10
- skater 10
- strake 10
- streak 10
- takers 10
- rawest 9
- tawers 9
- waster 9
- waters 9
- abaser 8
- abater 8
- abates 8
- arecas 8
- barest 8
- baster 8
- breast 8
- caesar 8
- carate 8
- carats 8
- carets 8
- cartes 8
- caster 8
- caters 8
- crates 8
- rabats 8
- reacts 8
- recast 8
- tabers 8
- traces 8
- reatas 6
- wacke 14
- wacks 14
- wrack 14
- wreck 14
- aback 13
- backs 13
- becks 13
- askew 12
- awake 12
- tweak 12
- waker 12
- wakes 12
- warks 12
- wekas 12
- wreak 12
- baker 11
- bakes 11
- barks 11
- beaks 11
- brake 11
- break 11
- cakes 11
- carks 11
- crake 11
- creak 11
- kabar 11
- kbars 11
- kebar 11
- kerbs 11
- racks 11
- recks 11
- stack 11
- tacks 11