Definitions For Backwind
Etymology 1
back + windVerb
{{en-verb}} (nautical) To deflect air into the back of a sail or of a vessel : {{ux, en, If a sailing boat's bow is pointing too high into the wind the sails backwind.}}Noun
BACKWIND (plural BACKWINDs) (nautical) The flow of air so deflectedEtymology 2
back + windVerb
backwinds , backwinding , backwound (transitive) To wind backwards.Anagrams
wind backIs Backwind a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
23
The word Backwind is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends