The word backwash 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.)

  • backwash n. (Nautical) The backward flow of water from oars or propeller or breaking waves.
  • backwash n. The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
  • backwash n. The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.

21 valid words from 3 definitions

AFTERMATH AIR AIRCRAFT AN BACKWARD BREAKING CONSEQUENCE ENGINE EVENT FLOW FROM NAUTICAL OARS OF OR PROPELLER RESULT SIMILAR THE WATER WAVES

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

AS ASH BA BAC BACK SH WAS WASH

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

AB AW AWK CAB SAW

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

BACKLASH

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

BLACKWASH

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

BACKWASHED BACKWASHES BACKWASHING

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

+L BLACKWASH

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

-B HACKSAW KWACHAS
-H BACKSAW

Scrabble scoring

  • 22 points.

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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 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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