throwback
ADJECTIVENOUN
/θroʊ,bæk/
9 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
throwback is a valid 9-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4R1O1W4B3A1C3K5
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does throwback mean?
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Characteristic of an atavist.
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A reappearance of an earlier characteristic.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of throwback
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