Dictionary Entry
setback
setback is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Offset, n., 4. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
Offset, n., 4.
- 2noun
A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy.
- 3noun
A backset; a check; a repulse; a reverse; a relapse.
- 4noun
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
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