Definitions for runback

runback run·back

Spelling: [ruhn-bak]
IPA: /ˈrʌnˌbæk/

Runback is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in runback (abcknru).

Definitions for runback

noun

  1. Football. a run made by a player toward the goal line of the opponents after receiving a kick, intercepting a pass, or recovering an opponent's fumble. the distance covered in making such a run.
  2. Tennis. the space on a tennis court between the base line and the backstop.

Origin of runback

First recorded in 1905-10; noun use of verb phrase run back

Examples for runback

Until these ewes have all found their lambs there is danger of a "runback" should you leave them.

Word Value for runback
Scrable

15

Words with friends

19

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