backliner
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 9
Definition of backliner
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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One who plays on the back line.
“Bourque can also play the physical game with the best of the NHL backliners. He is not afraid to use the body, and his play in the corners is often fearsome.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From backline + -er.
Words you can make from backliner
200+ playable · top: CRABLIKE (16 pts)
Best play crablike 16 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
38 words- BACKER 14 pts
- BICKER 14 pts
- BALKER 12 pts
- BANKER 12 pts
- BILKER 12 pts
- CAKIER 12 pts
- CALKER 12 pts
- CALKIN 12 pts
- CANKER 12 pts
- CANKLE 12 pts
- LACKER 12 pts
- LICKER 12 pts
- NICKEL 12 pts
- NICKER 12 pts
- NICKLE 12 pts
- RACKLE 12 pts
- ALKINE 10 pts
- CABLER 10 pts
- CARIBE 10 pts
- LAKIER 10 pts
- LANKER 10 pts
- LINKER 10 pts
- RANKLE 10 pts
- RELINK 10 pts
- BAILER 8 pts
- BERLIN 8 pts
- CARLIN 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- LACIER 8 pts
- LANCER 8 pts
- LIBRAE 8 pts
- ALINER 6 pts
- LARINE 6 pts
- LINEAR 6 pts
- NAILER 6 pts
- RENAIL 6 pts
5-letter words
80 words- BLACK 13 pts
- BRICK 13 pts
- BAKER 11 pts
- BIKER 11 pts
- BLANK 11 pts
- BLEAK 11 pts
- BLINK 11 pts
- BRAKE 11 pts
- BRANK 11 pts
- BREAK 11 pts
- BRINK 11 pts
- CLANK 11 pts
- CLERK 11 pts
- CLINK 11 pts
- CRAKE 11 pts
- CRANK 11 pts
- CREAK 11 pts
- ICKER 11 pts
- KEBAR 11 pts
- KIBLA 11 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- ALIKE 9 pts
- ALKIE 9 pts
- ANKLE 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CABIN 9 pts
- CABLE 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- INKER 9 pts
- INKLE 9 pts
- LAKER 9 pts
- LIKEN 9 pts
- LIKER 9 pts
- RABIC 9 pts
- REINK 9 pts
- ABLER 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- BAIRN 7 pts
- BALER 7 pts
- BINAL 7 pts
- BINER 7 pts
- BIRLE 7 pts
- BLAIN 7 pts
- BLARE 7 pts
- BLEAR 7 pts
- BRAIL 7 pts
- BRAIN 7 pts
- BRINE 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- ILEAC 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LACER 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LIBER 7 pts
- LIBRA 7 pts
- LINAC 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- RELIC 7 pts
- ALIEN 5 pts
- ALINE 5 pts
- ANILE 5 pts
- ARIEL 5 pts
- ELAIN 5 pts
- LEARN 5 pts
- LIANE 5 pts
- LINER 5 pts
- RENAL 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BALK 10 pts
- BANK 10 pts
- BARK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BERK 10 pts
- BIKE 10 pts
- BILK 10 pts
- BIRK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- AKIN 8 pts
- BANC 8 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- ABLE 6 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BALE 6 pts
- BANE 6 pts
- BANI 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BARN 6 pts
- BEAL 6 pts
- BEAN 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BILE 6 pts
- BINE 6 pts
- BIRL 6 pts
- BLAE 6 pts
- BLIN 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAN 6 pts
- BREN 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIN 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- EARL 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ILEA 4 pts
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