The word backfire is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • backfire v. (Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction…
  • backfire v. (Of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
  • backfire v. To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.

34 valid words from 3 definitions

AN BRINGS BUNSEN BURNER CANNON DIRECTION DOWN DUE ENGINE EXAMPLE EXHAUST EXPERIENCE FAIL FIRE FOR FUEL FURTHER GASES GUN IGNITION IN MAKING MANNER MISFORTUNE OBSTRUCTION OF OPPOSITE OR POPPING PREMATURE SOUND THAT THE TO

1 invalid word from 3 definitions

ETC

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BA BAC BACK FIR FIRE IRE RE

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB CAB ER IF RIF

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

FIREBACK

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

BACKFILE

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BACKFIRED BACKFIRES

4 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+D BACKFIRED FABRICKED
+S BACKFIRES FIREBACKS

Scrabble scoring

  • 19 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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