quarterback

1. Football The backfield player whose position is behind the line of scrimmage and who usually calls the signals for the plays.

2. One who directs and leads.

3. An offensive back in football who usually lines up behind the center, calls the signals, and directs the offensive play of the team.

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1. To play quarterback.

2. To give executive direction to .

3. To direct the offensive play of (as a football team).

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1. Football To play quarterback.

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1. Football To direct the offense of.

2. Slang To lead or direct the operations of: "needed someone to quarterback the [brain trust] for the first U.S. ICBM program” ( Forbes).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
quarterback	28	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ab	4
ae	2
ar	2
at	2
ba	4
be	4
er	2
et	2
ka	6
re	2
ta	2
te	2
ut	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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ace	5
act	5
arb	5
arc	5
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ark	7
art	3
ate	3
auk	7
baa	5
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bur	5
but	5
cab	7
car	5
cat	5
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cue	5
cur	5
cut	5
ear	3
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eau	3
ecu	5
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eta	3
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kat	7
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kue	7
qat	12
qua	12
rat	3
reb	5
rec	5
ret	3
rub	5
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rut	3
tab	5
tae	3
tar	3
tau	3
tea	3
tec	5
tub	5
uke	7
urb	5
uta	3
ute	3
ack	9
bae	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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abut	6
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acta	6
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area	4
aura	4
back	12
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cuke	10
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kart	8
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rare	4
rate	4
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ruck	10
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tare	4
teak	8
tear	4
trek	8
true	4
tuba	6
tube	6
tuck	10
turk	8
turr	4
urea	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aback	13
abate	7
acerb	9
aceta	7
acute	7
aquae	14
areca	7
aurae	5
aurar	5
baker	11
barca	9
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brake	11
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burka	11
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burqa	16
caber	9
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crake	11
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creak	11
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cuter	7
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kabar	11
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kurta	9
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quart	14
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racer	7
raker	9
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taker	9
tarre	5
terra	5
trace	7
track	11
truce	7
truck	11
truer	5
tubae	7
tuber	7
urare	5
urate	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abater	8
acuate	8
acuter	8
arbute	8
arrack	12
aurate	6
backer	14
barker	12
barque	17
barret	8
barter	8
bateau	8
bracer	10
bruter	8
bucker	14
bucket	14
burker	12
carate	8
carter	8
crater	8
curara	8
curare	8
curate	8
curber	10
curter	8
errata	6
karate	10
krater	10
quaker	19
quarte	15
quatre	15
racker	12
racket	12
rerack	12
retack	12
rubace	10
tacker	12
tracer	8
tucker	12

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abreact	11
arcuate	9
barrack	15
bearcat	11
bracket	15
cabaret	11
quarter	16
racquet	18
retrack	13
tracker	13
trucker	13

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arcature	10
carburet	12

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
quarterback	28