01 Word definition

tailback

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is TAILBACK a word?

Yes. TAILBACK is a 8-letter noun. (American football) the person who plays tailback Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TAILBACK?

T-A-I-L-B-A-C-K

TAILBACK contains 8 letters, begins with T, and ends with K.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (American football) the person who plays tailback

2noun

  1. (American football) the position of the offensive back on a football team who lines up farthest from the line of scrimmage

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score16points
Words With Friends19points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TAILBACK spelled?

T1A2I3L4B5A6C7K8
Starts withTAIFirst 3 letters
Ends withACKLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats A
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About TAILBACK.

How do you spell TAILBACK?

TAILBACK is spelled T-A-I-L-B-A-C-K. It contains 8 letters.