The word backlash 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.)

  • backlash n. A sudden backward motion.
  • backlash n. (Figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
  • backlash n. (Mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or…

27 valid words from 3 definitions

ABRUPT AS BACKWARD CONNECTED ESPECIALLY FIGURATIVE GEAR LOOSENESS MACHINERY MECHANICS MOTION NATURE NEGATIVE OBJECTION OF ONE OR OUTCRY PART PISTON REACTION SUDDEN THE THROUGH VIOLENT WHEEL WHICH

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

AS ASH BA BAC BACK LA LAS LASH SH

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

AB AL CAB SAL

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

BACKWASH

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

BACKSLASH

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

BACKLASHED BACKLASHER BACKLASHES BACKLASHERS BACKLASHING

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ANTIBACKLASH

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

+F FLASHBACK HALFBACKS
+S BACKSLASH
+U BACKHAULS HAULBACKS
+W BLACKWASH

Scrabble scoring

  • 19 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

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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