tailback
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
/ˈteɪlˌbæk/
Definition of tailback
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
“The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.”
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noun
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(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)A line of motor vehicles causing or the result of traffic congestion or a traffic jam.
“The idea of a British warship supposedly menacing Spain is ludicrous. Is it meant to bomb Cadiz? Will its guns lift a rush-hour tailback in a colony that most Britons regard as awash with tax dodgers, drug dealers and right-wing whingers? The Gibraltarians have rights, but why British taxpayers should send warships to enforce them, even if just "on exercise", is a mystery.”
- A running back or halfback who lines up furthest to the rear in an I formation.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From tail + back.
Words you can make from tailback
86 playable · top: BACKLIT (15 pts)
Best play backlit 15 points5-letter words
12 words4-letter words
30 words- BACK 12 pts
- BALK 10 pts
- BILK 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- LICK 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- TICK 10 pts
- IKAT 8 pts
- ILKA 8 pts
- KAIL 8 pts
- KATA 8 pts
- KILT 8 pts
- TAKA 8 pts
- TALK 8 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BAIL 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BLAT 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- LAIC 6 pts
- TALC 6 pts
- ALIT 4 pts
- LATI 4 pts
- TAIL 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TALI 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
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