BACKSTAYS — 9 letter word
backstays
The word backstays has 9 letters: B, A, C, K, S, T, A, Y, S. It contains 2 vowels and 7 consonants. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship".
9 letter word "backstays": B A C K S T A Y S — noun
Scrabble score: 20 Words With Friends: 21
Letter Analysis of backstays
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| Y | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 7 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of backstays
noun
- a stay extending from ship's mastheads to the side of the ship