Definitions For Backwind

Etymology 1

back + wind

Verb

{{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 deflected

Etymology 2

back + wind

Verb

backwinds , backwinding , backwound (transitive) To wind backwards.

Anagrams

wind back

Is 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

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