Dictionary Check: backwater
"backwater" is a valid word!
Scrabble
20
points
Words with Friends
22
points
Definition
noun
a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam
Example:
"the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos"
noun
a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
Example:
"the country is an economic backwater"
Advertisement