backstop

/bæk,stɑp/ nounverb
8 letters2 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.

2

A precaution in case of an emergency.

“he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong”

3

(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.

VERB
1

Act as a backstop.

WORD FORMS
Starts withB
Ends withP
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
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Pig Latinackstopbay
Starts & ends withB … P
Syllablesback · stop
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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