Definitions For Sandbag

noun

  • A bag filled with sand; used as a weapon or to build walls or as ballast
  • A bag filled with sand and used as a weight or to build temporary walls, dams, etc.

verb

  • Protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up
  • Downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
  • Hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
  • Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  • Treat harshly or unfairly
  • To put sandbags around, on, or in (something)
  • To hit (someone) with a sandbag
  • To hide your true abilities or purpose in order to deceive people, gain an advantage, etc.

Is Sandbags a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
15

The word Sandbag is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Sandbag in a Sentence

  • He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he was sandbagging.
  • I think he was sandbagging us.

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