backboard

NOUN /bæk,boʊrd/

9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

backboard is a valid 9-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

B3A1C3K5B3O1A1R1D2

3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does backboard mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball.

“he banked the shot off the backboard”

SYNONYMS

BROADER

A board used to support the back of someone or something.

BROADER