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SWITCHBACKING

13 letters

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TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 26 pts

SWITCHBACKING is a valid 13-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 26 in Super Big Boggle.

SWITCHBACKING root SWITCHBACK-ing

noun
  1. attributivefigurativelyoftenA railway track on a steep slope in a zigzag formation, in which a train travels in a reverse direction at each switch.
  2. attributivefigurativelyoftenA railway track on which there are steep ascents and descents, a train moving partially or fully by the force of gravity using the momentum generated when descending to travel up an ascending part of the track; especially (UK, dated), such a track built for fun rides at an amusement park; a type of rollercoaster.
  3. attributivebroadlyfigurativelyoftenA flight path consisting of a series of steep ascents and descents, generally flown as a stunt.
  4. UKattributivebroadlyfigurativelyoftenA path or road having a series of steep ascents and descents.
  5. CanadaUSattributivebroadlyfigurativelyoftenA sharp bend in a path or road which causes a traveller to almost reverse their direction of travel, especially one of a series of such bends on an incline; a hairpin bend; also a path or road having such a series of bends.
verb
  1. attributivefigurativelyintransitiveoftenTo take a zigzag course or path.