The word backset is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • backset n. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.
  • backset n. Whatever is thrown back in its course, such as water.
  • backset v. (US, especially Western US) To plow again in the fall; said of prairie land broken up in the spring.

29 valid words from 3 definitions

AGAIN AS BACK BROKEN CHECK COURSE DISCOURAGEMENT ESPECIALLY FALL IN IS ITS LAND OF PLOW PRAIRIE RELAPSE SAID SETBACK SPRING SUCH THE THROWN TO UP US WATER WESTERN WHATEVER

6 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BA BAC BACK BACKS ET SET

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB CAB ES TE TES

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

BACKETS SETBACK

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

BACKSEY

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BACKET

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

BACKSEAT

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BACKSETS BACKSETTING

8 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A BACKSEAT SEATBACK
+I TIEBACKS
+L BLACKEST
+R BACKREST BRACKETS
+S BACKSETS SETBACKS

3 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-B CASKET
-C BASKET
-S BACKET

Scrabble scoring

  • 15 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 174923 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 1543939 chance.

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Categories without words

  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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