backbone




backbone - noun

  • a central cohesive source of support and stability
  • fortitude and determination
  • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
  • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
  • the part of a network that connects other networks together

    • backbone - thesaurus

    anchor   back   grit   gumption   guts   keystone   linchpin   lynchpin   mainstay   moxie   rachis   sand   spine  

    Other Spellzone word lists: Body, internal

    Scrabble score for backbone

    b is 3 a is 1 c is 3 k is 5 b is 3 o is 1 n is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 18

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

    generated at 00:55:23 on 14-08-24

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