Definitions For Backsight
Verb
{{en-verb}} (surveying) To shoot a backsight.See also
foresight hindsightNoun
BACKSIGHT (plural BACKSIGHTs) The rear sight of a firearm. (surveying) A measurement or reading taken back towards a point of known elevation, used to calculate the height of the surveying instrument (theodolite, transit, total station). (surveying) A measurement of a previously shot point, used to set the angle to zero when occupying a new position.Etymology
back + sightIs Backsight a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
21
Words with Friends
23
The word Backsight is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends