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Yes, backup is playable

...and is worth 20 points.

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Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Backup" Definition

noun

A reserve or substitute.
An overflow or accumulation caused by clogging or by a stoppage: a backup in the sink; a backup of traffic at the drawbridge.
Computer Science A copy of a program or file that is stored separately from the original.
Music A background accompaniment, as for a performer.
Support or backing.

adjective

Extra; standby: a backup pilot.

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