BACKLASH — 8 letter word
backlash
The word backlash has 8 letters: B, A, C, K, L, A, S, H. It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence".
8 letter word "backlash": B A C K L A S H — noun
Scrabble score: 19 Words With Friends score: 21
Letter analysis of backlash
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
2 vowels, 6 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of backlash
noun
- an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence "there was a backlash of intolerance"
- a movement back from an impact Synonyms: rebound
verb
- to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect "That backlashed us big time." Synonyms: backfire
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