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backstop

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Is backstop a Scrabble word?

Yes, backstop is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 18 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of backstop?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

2. (baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.Examples: "Bench may be the greatest catcher subjectively, but he's not statistically. Statwise, Yogi Berra is the all-time backstop, regardless of which measure you prefer. Berra's Total-Z is one-third of a standard deviation higher than Bench's, and his Core-Z average is a point better."slang

3. (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.

4. (cricket, dated) The longstop.dated

5. (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.dated

6. (espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.Examples: "[…] to be set up in Indonesia with a phony book and school supplies company established in New York City as a backstop."; "Closely representing an alibi, creating a backstop could involve such measures as having people available to verify the details of an agent's cover story."

verb (English)

1. (transitive) To serve as backstop for.transitive

2. (transitive) To bolster, support.Examples: "Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian."transitive

name (English)

1. (UK) A proposed seamless border between Ireland and Northern Ireland in the event of Brexit.UK

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "backstop"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "backstop"?

Scrabble
18 points
B3
A1
C3
K5
S1
T1
O1
P3
Words With Friends
21 points
B4
A1
C4
K5
S1
T1
O1
P4

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