The word 
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.)
- backwater n. The water held back by a dam or other obstruction.
- backwater n. (Idiomatic) A remote place; somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc.
- backwater n. A rowing stroke in which the oar is pushed forward to stop the boat; see back water.
32 valid words from 3 definitions
BACK BOAT BY DAM EVENTS FORWARD HELD IDEAS IDIOMATIC IN IS NEW OAR OBSTRUCTION OR OTHER PLACE PROGRESSES PUSHED REMAINS REMOTE ROWING SEE SOMEWHERE STOP STROKE THAT THE TO UNAFFECTED WATER WHICH
1 invalid word from 3 definitions
10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)
AT ATE BA BAC BACK ER TE WAT WATE WATER
10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)
AB AW AWK CAB ET ETA RE RET TA TAW
One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)
One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)
2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)
+L BLACKWATER
+S BACKWATERS
Scrabble scoring
- 20 points.
Other languages
Categories without words
- No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
- No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
- 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.)
- 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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