backlash
NOUNVERB
/bæk,læʃ/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
backlash is a valid 8-letter word worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1C3K5L1A1S1H4
3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =19 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 38TRIPLE WORD → 57
MEANING
What does backlash mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A movement back from an impact.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
An adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence.
“there was a backlash of intolerance”
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.
“the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of backlash
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