setback

1. A steplike recession in a wall.

2. An automatically timed setting of a thermostat to a lower temperature, as in the home at night.

3. An unanticipated or sudden check in progress; a change from better to worse.

4. Any of a series of such recessions in the rise of a tall building.

5. A checking of progress.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
backset	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ab	4
ae	2
as	2
at	2
ba	4
be	4
es	2
et	2
ka	6
ta	2
te	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abs	5
ace	5
act	5
ask	7
ate	3
bas	5
bat	5
bes	5
bet	5
cab	7
cat	5
eat	3
est	3
eta	3
kab	9
kae	7
kas	7
kat	7
kea	7
sab	5
sac	5
sae	3
sat	3
sea	3
sec	5
set	3
ska	7
tab	5
tae	3
tas	3
tea	3
tec	5
tes	3
tsk	7
ack	9
ats	3
bae	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abet	6
aces	6
acts	6
ates	4
back	12
bake	10
base	6
bask	10
bast	6
bate	6
bats	6
beak	10
beat	6
beck	12
best	6
beta	6
bets	6
cabs	8
cake	10
case	6
cask	10
cast	6
cate	6
cats	6
east	4
eats	4
etas	4
kabs	10
kaes	8
kats	8
keas	8
keta	8
sabe	6
sack	10
sake	8
sate	4
scab	8
scat	6
seat	4
sect	6
seta	4
skat	8
stab	6
tabs	6
tace	6
tack	10
take	8
tase	4
task	8
teak	8
teas	4
tecs	6
baes	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
abets	7
backs	13
bakes	11
baste	7
bates	7
beaks	11
beast	7
beats	7
becks	13
betas	7
cakes	11
caste	7
cates	7
cesta	7
ketas	9
skate	9
stack	11
stake	9
steak	9
tabes	7
taces	7
tacks	11
takes	9
teaks	9

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
basket	12
casket	12

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
backset	15
setback	15