Definitions for tailback

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tailback tail·back

Spelling: [teyl-bak]

IPA: /ˈteɪlˌbæk/

Tailback is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 197 anagrams from letters in tailback (aabciklt).

Definitions for tailback

noun

1. the offensive back who lines up farthest behind the line of scrimmage, as in a single wingback or double wingback formation.
2. the position played by this back.

Origin of tailback

First recorded in 1935-40; tail¹ + back¹