Definition of backwater

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • backwater is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • backwater is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • backwater is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of backwater


  • a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam (noun)

    Examples

    1. the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos
  • a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring (noun)

    Examples

    1. the country is an economic backwater

See definition of backwater in Merriam Webster