Is “Backtracking” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
BACKTRACKING
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Invalid

Meaning of Backtracking

verb
  1. 1.To retrace one's steps.

    I dropped my sunglasses and had to backtrack to find them.

  2. 2.To repeat or review work already done.

    If we backtrack through this problem, maybe we can figure out where we went wrong.

  3. 3.To taxi down an active runway in the opposite direction to that being used for takeoff.

    Speedbird One: enter and backtrack Runway 27 Left.

noun
  1. 1.(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.

  2. 2.The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.

  3. 3.The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.