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
VERB(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.
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
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinackstopbay
Starts & ends withB … P
Syllablesback · stop
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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