THROWBACK
23
Definition
Pronunciation: //ˈθɹəʊ.bæk//
noun
- (derogatory) A person considered to be primitive, uncivilized and mentally deficient.
- (slang, often attributive) A person or thing that evokes memories."Céline Dion belted her iconic song "My Heart Will Go On" in a show-stopping performance at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards on May 21. The legendary singer gave the throwback performance in honor of the 20th anniversary of the hit song from the Titanic soundtrack."
- (US, accounting) A practice to avoid untaxed nowhere income by instead taxing such income in the originating state for a given transaction."Under the throwback rule, sales into a state where the taxpayer is not taxable are “thrown back” from the destination state to the origin state by adding the nontaxable sales to the numerator in the apportionment factor."
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 9 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 23 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 24 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'THROWBACK'?
The word THROWBACK is worth 23 points in Scrabble.
T1
H4
R1
O1
W4
B3
A1
C3
K5
Total: 23 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'THROWBACK'?
The word THROWBACK is worth 24 points in Words With Friends.
T1
H3
R1
O1
W4
B4
A1
C4
K5
Total: 24 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.