The word backstay is a valid scrabble word

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

  • backstay n. (Nautical) A part of the rigging of a sailing ship extending from masthead the top of the mast to the…
  • backstay n. A strengthening or supporting piece that is built into the back of something.

23 valid words from 2 definitions

BACK BUILT EXTENDING FROM INTO IS MAST MASTHEAD NAUTICAL OF OR PART PIECE RIGGING SAILING SHIP SOMETHING STRENGTHENING SUPPORTING THAT THE TO TOP

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

AY BA BAC BACK BACKS ST STAY TA TAY

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

AB AT ATS CAB TSK YA

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BACKSTAB JACKSTAY

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BACKSTAYS

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S BACKSTAYS

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.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • 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.)
  • 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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