Definition of backstroking

"backstroking" in the verb sense

1. backstroke

swim on one's back

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backstroking in Scrabble®

The word backstroking is playable in Scrabble®, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'k' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters backstroking:

BACKSTROKING
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (62 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word backstroking

BACKSTROKING
(252)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In backstroking

BACKSTROKING
(252)
BACKSTROKING
(243)
BACKSTROKING
(207)
BACKSTROKING
(198)
BACKSTROKING
(168)
BACKSTROKING
(162)
BACKSTROKING
(138)
BACKSTROKING
(132)
SICKBAG
(114 = 64 + 50)
BACKING
(114 = 64 + 50)
BACKING
(113 = 63 + 50)
SICKBAG
(113 = 63 + 50)
BACKING
(113 = 63 + 50)
SICKBAG
(113 = 63 + 50)
ROCKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SOCKING
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TACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BASKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BARKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
CORKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BROKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BROKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
TACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
ROCKING
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BARKING
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CORKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SICKBAG
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRAKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
COAKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
RACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BASKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SOCKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
SICKBAG
(107 = 57 + 50)
COAKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BACKING
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RACKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRAKING
(107 = 57 + 50)
BROKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
CORKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
BASKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
TACKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
SACKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
ROCKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
BARKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
RACKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
BRAKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
COAKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
SOCKING
(106 = 56 + 50)
BACKING
(104 = 54 + 50)
ARKOSIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
CATKINS
(104 = 54 + 50)
KARSTIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
CATKINS
(104 = 54 + 50)
SICKBAG
(104 = 54 + 50)
ARKOSIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
CATKINS
(102 = 52 + 50)
KARSTIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
SOCKING
(101 = 51 + 50)
BROKING
(101 = 51 + 50)
STOKING
(101 = 51 + 50)
BARKING
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TAKINGS
(101 = 51 + 50)
SACKING
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ROCKING
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BRAKING
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SICKBAG
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CORKING
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SOAKING
(101 = 51 + 50)
BASKING
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BACKING
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BACKING
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SKATING
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STAKING
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SOAKING
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TASKING
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TASKING
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STOKING
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BACKING
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SICKBAG
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STAKING
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SICKBAG
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COAKING
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TACKING
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RACKING
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STOKING
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BROKING
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TACKING
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BACKING
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ROCKING
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TAKINGS
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BRACING
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BRAKING
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COAKING
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SICKBAG
(98 = 48 + 50)
SKATING
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RACKING
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SOAKING
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STAKING
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ARKOSIC
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SACKING
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SOCKING
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TROIKAS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BASKING
(98 = 48 + 50)
TASKING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CATKINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
KARSTIC
(98 = 48 + 50)
BARKING
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORKING
(98 = 48 + 50)
BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
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ARKOSIC
(96 = 46 + 50)
CORKING
(95 = 45 + 50)
SOCKING
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BRAKING
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ROCKING
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BARKING
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RACKING
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RACKING
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BRAKING
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CORKING
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SOCKING
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COAKING
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BASKING
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BARKING
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BASKING
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BROKING
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RACKING
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COAKING
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BRAKING
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SOCKING
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TACKING
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ROCKING
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SOCKING
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COAKING
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BROKING
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CORKING
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SACKING
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BRACING
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SACKING
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TACKING
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BARKING
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BRAKING
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ROCKING
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BRACING
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BROKING
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BROKING
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BASKING
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TACKING
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ROCKING
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SACKING
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BRACING
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CORKING
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TACKING
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RACKING
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COAKING
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BASKING
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BARKING
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SACKING
(95 = 45 + 50)
BACKING
(94 = 44 + 50)
BOTANIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
SICKBAG
(94 = 44 + 50)
SKATING
(94 = 44 + 50)
SICKBAG
(94 = 44 + 50)
TROIKAS
(94 = 44 + 50)
BACKING
(94 = 44 + 50)
CARBONS
(94 = 44 + 50)
TAKINGS
(94 = 44 + 50)
STROBIC
(94 = 44 + 50)
BROKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
TACKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATKINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
COAKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
SICKBAG
(92 = 42 + 50)
BASKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
STAKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATKINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
TASKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARKOSIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
BOTANIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CATKINS
(92 = 42 + 50)
ARKOSIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
CORKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
TROIKAS
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARBONS
(92 = 42 + 50)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
BACKSTROKING
(92)
ARKOSIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
BARKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
STOKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOCKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
SOAKING
(92 = 42 + 50)
CARBONS
(92 = 42 + 50)
BACKSTROKING
(92)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)
KARSTIC
(92 = 42 + 50)

backstroking in Words With Friends™

The word backstroking is playable in Words With Friends™, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'k' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 24

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters backstroking:

BACKSTROKING
(324)
BACKSTROKING
(324)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (62 words)

actions, agnosic, agonist, arkosic, atonics, backing, barking, basking, basting, bastion, boating, borings, botanic, bracing, braking, brogans, broking, cantors, carbons, carting, cartons, casting, cations, catkins, citrons, coaking, coating, corking, costing, crating, cratons, gastric, gastrin, gnostic, karstic, obtains, orating, organic, racking, ratings, rations, rocking, sacking, scaring, scoring, sickbag, signora, skating, soaking, soaring, socking, sorting, staking, staring, stoking, storing, strobic, tacking, takings, tasking, tracing, troikas

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word backstroking

BACKSTROKING
(324)
BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
(252)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In backstroking

BACKSTROKING
(324)
BACKSTROKING
(324)
BACKSTROKING
(252)
BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
(192)
BACKSTROKING
(180)
BACKING
(143 = 108 + 35)
BACKING
(137 = 102 + 35)
SICKBAG
(134 = 99 + 35)
BACKING
(131 = 96 + 35)
ROCKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
SACKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
BRAKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
COAKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
SICKBAG
(128 = 93 + 35)
TACKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
RACKING
(128 = 93 + 35)
BASKING
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BARKING
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CORKING
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SOCKING
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BROKING
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SICKBAG
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BACKING
(125 = 90 + 35)
BACKING
(125 = 90 + 35)
SICKBAG
(122 = 87 + 35)
BRAKING
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BASKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CATKINS
(122 = 87 + 35)
SACKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
BARKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SICKBAG
(122 = 87 + 35)
SOCKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
BROKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
STROBIC
(122 = 87 + 35)
COAKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
TACKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
SICKBAG
(122 = 87 + 35)
ROCKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
RACKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
CORKING
(122 = 87 + 35)
BACKSTROKING
(120)
BACKSTROKING
(120)
STOKING
(119 = 84 + 35)
TASKING
(119 = 84 + 35)
BRACING
(119 = 84 + 35)
STAKING
(119 = 84 + 35)
SOAKING
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BACKING
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BACKING
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COAKING
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BARKING
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TACKING
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BROKING
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SACKING
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COAKING
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BASKING
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BASKING
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CORKING
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RACKING
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TACKING
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TACKING
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SOCKING
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BASKING
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BARKING
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BARKING
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BRAKING
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ROCKING
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BRAKING
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BROKING
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CORKING
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SOCKING
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COAKING
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RACKING
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SACKING
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ROCKING
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BROKING
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BRAKING
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CATKINS
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RACKING
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SOCKING
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ROCKING
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SACKING
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CORKING
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BACKING
(115 = 80 + 35)
BACKING
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BACKING
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KARSTIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
CARBONS
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ARKOSIC
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TASKING
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SKATING
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STAKING
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SOAKING
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BOTANIC
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BRACING
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STOKING
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BRACING
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BACKING
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TAKINGS
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BACKSTROKING
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BACKSTROKING
(112)
BACKSTROKING
(112)
BACKSTROKING
(112)
SICKBAG
(111 = 76 + 35)
SICKBAG
(111 = 76 + 35)
SICKBAG
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BASKING
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CORKING
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ROCKING
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TACKING
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BROKING
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BROKING
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BASKING
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CORKING
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BRAKING
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SICKBAG
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BARKING
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TRACING
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BARKING
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SOCKING
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SACKING
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RACKING
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CATKINS
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COAKING
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COAKING
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ORGANIC
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BRAKING
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CATKINS
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CATKINS
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BRACING
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ARKOSIC
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TASKING
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STAKING
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BRACING
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BOTANIC
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STAKING
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BACKING
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KARSTIC
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SKATING
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BRACING
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BRACING
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CARBONS
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SOAKING
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STOKING
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TASKING
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CARBONS
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KARSTIC
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SOAKING
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STOKING
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BOATING
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BASTING
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BRAKING
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ROCKING
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TROIKAS
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COSTING
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SCARING
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CARTING
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TRACING
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BASKING
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SOCKING
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RACKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCORING
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COATING
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CANTORS
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GNOSTIC
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CATKINS
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TACKING
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BORINGS
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CRATING
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CASTING
(104 = 69 + 35)
SACKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
BARKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
ATONICS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
COAKING
(104 = 69 + 35)
AGNOSIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROGANS
(104 = 69 + 35)
BROGANS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ROCKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
ROCKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
TACKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
CORKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
SACKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
ROCKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
BROKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
RACKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
BRAKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
BRAKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
COAKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
SOCKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
TACKING
(103 = 68 + 35)
TACKING
(103 = 68 + 35)

Words within the letters of backstroking

2 letter words in backstroking (18 words)

9 letter words in backstroking (1 word)

12 letter words in backstroking (1 word)

Words containing the sequence backstroking

Words that start with backstroking (1 word)

Words with backstroking in them (1 word)

Words that end with backstroking (1 word)

Word Growth involving backstroking

Shorter words in backstroking

back backs

in kin king stroking

Longer words containing backstroking

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