backstop

backstop is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does backstop mean?

  • noun

    (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

  • verb

    act as a backstop

  • noun

    a precaution in case of an emergency

  • noun

    (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field

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