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Is BACKFIRING a Scrabble word?
✔ In our word list BACKFIRING is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.
| Scrabble points | Words With Friends points | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 26 | 10 |
What does BACKFIRING mean?
BACKFIRING is a form of BACKFIRE.
- verbcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- verbset a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
- verbemit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
Definitions from WordNet.
Words inside BACKFIRING
- CAN5
- BACK12
- BIG6
- FAR6
- CAR5
- AIR3
- BRING8
- BANK10
- KING9
- FAIR7
- BRAIN7
- FAN6
- BAR5
- RAN3
- FRANK12
- BAG6
- GAIN5
- RING5
- RAIN4
- NICK10
- BAN5
- FACING12
- RACING9
- GRAB7
- RANK8
- FIRING10
- RICK10
- BANG7
- BACKING16
- BRICK13
- CARING9
- GRAIN6
- ARC5
- BIN5
- FABRIC13
- CABIN9
- FIG7
- INK7
- CAB7
- BARN6
- BAKING13
- RACK10
- RIG4
- BARK10
- CRAB8
- ARK7
- BRA5
- AKIN8
- FIN6
- RANG5
- GIN4
- CRANK11
- CIGAR8
- AIRING7
- KIN7
- GRIN5
- RIB5
- RAG4
- BARKING14
- BRINK11
- CRIB8
- ICING8
- BRAG7
- CAIN6
- FIR6
- AIN3
- BRAKING14
- FAKING14
- BIKING13
- RINK8
- GRAN5
- CARB8
- FANG8
- BRIG7
- FAG7
- BRAN6
- RACKING14
- NAG4
- ANI3
- RIN3
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About this list
Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.
Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.
Look up BACKFIRING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.
FAQ
Is BACKFIRING a Scrabble word?
BACKFIRING is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.
How many points is BACKFIRING worth?
BACKFIRING is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.
What does BACKFIRING mean?
Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.