backstop

1. Baseball A catcher.

2. Something that supports or bolsters.

3. Sports A screen or fence used to prevent a ball from being thrown or hit far out of a playing area, as in baseball.

4. A player (as the catcher) positioned behind the batter.

5. A stop (as a pawl) that prevents a movement (as of a wheel) .

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1. To serve as a backstop to.

2. To play the position of goalkeeper for .

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1. To serve as a backstop for.

2. To substitute for (another) in an emergency.

3. To support or bolster: "The firm lacks a topflight strategic-consulting arm to backstop its technology gurus” ( Alex Beam).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
backstop	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
as	2
at	2
ba	4
bo	4
ka	6
ok	6
op	4
os	2
pa	4
po	4
so	2
ta	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
act	5
apo	5
apt	5
ask	7
asp	5
bap	7
bas	5
bat	5
boa	5
bop	7
bos	5
bot	5
cab	7
cap	7
cat	5
cob	7
cop	7
cos	5
cot	5
kab	9
kas	7
kat	7
koa	7
kob	9
kop	9
kos	7
oak	7
oat	3
oba	5
oca	5
oka	7
opa	5
ops	5
opt	5
pac	7
pak	9
pas	5
pat	5
pos	5
pot	5
pst	5
sab	5
sac	5
sap	5
sat	3
ska	7
sob	5
soc	5
sop	5
sot	3
spa	5
tab	5
tao	3
tap	5
tas	3
top	5
tsk	7
ack	9
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acts	6
apos	6
atop	6
back	12
baps	8
bask	10
bast	6
bats	6
boas	6
boat	6
bock	12
bops	8
bosk	10
bota	6
bots	6
cabs	8
capo	8
caps	8
cask	10
cast	6
cats	6
coat	6
cobs	8
cops	8
cost	6
cots	6
kabs	10
kats	8
koas	8
kobs	10
kops	10
oaks	8
oast	4
oats	4
obas	6
ocas	6
okas	8
opas	6
opts	6
pack	12
pacs	8
pact	8
paks	10
past	6
pats	6
pock	12
post	6
pots	6
sack	10
scab	8
scat	6
scop	8
scot	6
skat	8
soak	8
soap	6
soba	6
soca	6
sock	10
spat	6
spot	6
stab	6
stoa	4
stob	6
stop	6
tabs	6
tack	10
taco	6
taos	4
taps	6
task	8
tock	10
tops	6
tosa	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ascot	7
backs	13
boast	7
boats	7
bocks	13
botas	7
capos	9
capot	9
coapt	9
coast	7
coats	7
costa	7
packs	13
pacts	9
pocks	13
sabot	7
scopa	9
stack	11
stock	11
tacks	11
tacos	7
tocks	11

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
capots	10
coapts	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
backstop	18