rollback
Definitions, pronunciation, related words, and community validation from players who tested this word in Spelling Bee.
Community validation
Did you try this word? Vote to let us know if it was accepted or not.
Your vote can be updated later, but rapid repeated voting is rate-limited.
Spelling Bee Profile
When rollback helps
Base Score
8
15 with pangram bonus
Unique Letters
7
A B C K L O R
Two-Letter Start
RO
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
CK
Check this pattern late
- 8 letters
- 7 unique letters
- RO start
- CK ending
- pangram-shaped
- repeated letters
Try it when
- rollback is worth 8 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses exactly seven unique letters, which makes it a pangram candidate when the hive matches those letters.
- Watch the repeated-letter pattern (L x2); those are easy points to miss when scanning quickly.
- The CK ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the RO start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily page.
noun
A return to a prior state by undoing some operation.
noun
A withdrawal of military forces.
noun
An operation which returns a database, or group of records in a database, to a previous state (normally to the previous commit point).
noun
The situation where a rollercoaster fails to reach the top of a hill and instead rolls backward.
noun
(mechanics' jargon) A form of flatbed truck adapted or designed specifically as a tow truck or for transporting other vehicles.
noun
The policy of totally annihilating an enemy's armed forces and occupying the country, as was done in World War II to Italy, Germany, and Japan.
verb
Return to the previous state.
"The server is unstable, we need to rollback the changes."
Related Words
Synonyms
- slidetruck
- regimechange
Antonyms
- containment
- detente