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SETBACKS

8 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 11 pts

SETBACKS is a valid 8-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 11 in Super Big Boggle.

SETBACKS root SETBACK-s

Word family

SETBACK 5
noun
  1. An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
    • After some initial setbacks, the expedition went safely on its way.
  2. broadlyAny adverse event, defeat, or impediment of progress.
  3. USThe required distance between a structure and a road.
  4. A step-like recession in a wall.
    • Setbacks were initially used for structural reasons, but now are often mandated by land use codes.
  5. An offset to the temperature setting of a thermostat to cover a period when more or less heating is required than usual.
  6. archaicpossiblyA backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
  7. archaicA backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse.