BACKTRACKING — Scrabble Check: BACKTRACKING
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BACKTRACKING scores 27 points (base, without multipliers).
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verb
1
To retrace one's steps.
I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.
2
To repeat or review work already done.
If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.
3
To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.
Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.
4
To exercise a racehorse around the racetrack in the opposite direction to that in which races are run.
noun
1
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
2
The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
3
The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/backtrack
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is BACKTRACKING allowed in Scrabble?
Yes, BACKTRACKING is a legal Scrabble word.
How many points is BACKTRACKING worth in Scrabble?
BACKTRACKING is worth 27 base points in Scrabble before any board multipliers are applied.