Definition of backstop

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• backstop is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
• backstop is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
• backstop is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of backstop

• (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. catcher
• act as a backstop (verb)
• a precaution in case of an emergency (noun)

  Examples

  1. he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong
• (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun)

See definition of backstop in Merriam Webster