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| BACKFLOW | • backflow n. The flow of a fluid (Through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended. • backflow v. To flow in the wrong or backward direction. • BACKFLOW n. the action of flowing back towards a source. |
| BACKWALL | • backwall n. (Sports) Alternative form of back wall. • back␣wall n. (Squash, racquetball) The wall at the back of a racquetball or squash court, directly opposite the front wall. • back␣wall n. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see back, wall. |
| BAKLAWAS | • baklawas n. Plural of baklawa. • BAKLAWA n. (Turkish) a Middle Eastern dessert made of layers of filo pastry, honey, nuts, etc., also BACLAVA, BAKLAVA. |
| BALLHAWK | • ballhawk n. (Sports) A player who handles the ball skilfully. • ballhawk n. (Baseball, chiefly in Chicago) A person who specializes in catching home-run and foul balls. • ball␣hawk n. (Baseball) an outfielder who is particularly good at defense, especially one who is particularly good… |
| BLOWBACK | • blowback n. (Firearms) A type of action where the pressure from the fired cartridge blows a sliding mechanism backward… • blowback n. An unintended adverse result, especially of covert political action. • blowback n. (Slang) The act of shotgunning (inhaling from a pipe etc. and exhaling into another smoker’s mouth). |
| BLOWKART | • BLOWKART n. a land vehicle with a sail, also BLOKART. |
| BULWARKS | • bulwarks n. Plural of bulwark. • bulwarks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulwark. • BULWARK v. to fortify. |
| BUSHWALK | • bushwalk n. (Australia, New Zealand) A hike; an off-road walk in the countryside, possibly wearing a backpack, undertaken… • bushwalk v. (Australia, New Zealand) To undertake an off-road walk in the countryside. • BUSHWALK v. to walk or hike through the bush as a leisure activity. |
| CLAWBACK | • clawback n. (US law of evidence) A rule that permits a party to take back evidentiary materials that were mistakenly… • clawback n. (US taxation law) Money that a party is entitled to keep under one tax provision but is taken by another… • clawback n. (US, business) Any recovery of a performance-related payment based on discovery that the performance was not genuine. |
| HAWKBELL | • hawkbell n. A small round metal bell used in falconry, attached to the leg of the bird. • HAWKBELL n. a small bell attached to a hawk's leg. |
| HAWKBILL | • hawkbill n. Alternative spelling of hawksbill. • HAWKBILL n. a kind of sea turtle, also HAWKSBILL. |
| HOWLBACK | • howlback n. A high-pitched squeal produced by feedback when a microphone is too close to its connected speakers. • HOWLBACK n. a condition resulting in a howling noise when recording from a mike, also HOWLROUND. |
| KNOWABLE | • knowable adj. Capable of being known, understood or comprehended. • KNOWABLE adj. able to be known. |
| LAWBOOKS | • lawbooks n. Plural of lawbook. • LAWBOOK n. a book containing laws and the practise of it. |
| PLOWBACK | • plow␣back v. To reinvest profits into a business. • PLOWBACK n. a reinvestment of profits in a business, also PLOUGHBACK. |
| SKEWBALD | • skewbald adj. (Of horses) Marked with patches of white and non-black colours. • skewbald n. A skewbald horse. • SKEWBALD n. a horse with brown and white patches. |
| SLOWBACK | • slowback n. (Archaic, slang) A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. • SLOWBACK n. (obsolete) a lazy person. |
| WALKABLE | • walkable adj. Able to be walked; suitable for pedestrians. • walkable adj. Short enough or close enough to be accessible by walking. • WALKABLE adj. able to be walked. |
| WORKABLE | • workable adj. Capable of functioning. • workable adj. Able to be worked or fashioned. • WORKABLE adj. capable of being done. |
| WORKABLY | • workably adv. In an workable fashion. • WORKABLE adv. capable of being done. |
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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- English Wiktionary: 58 words
- Scrabble in French: no word
- Scrabble in Spanish: no word
- Scrabble in Italian: no word
- Scrabble in German: 3 words
- Scrabble in Romanian: no word
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