The word backronym is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

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

  • backronym n. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes…
  • backronym v. To create a backronym.
  • (In German) Backronym S. Reinterpretation einzelner Buchstaben eines Wortes.

21 valid words from 3 definitions

ACRONYM AN BACKRONYM BUT BY CREATE DEVISING FOR FORM FULL INTO IS IT NOT ONE ORIGINALLY SOMETIMES THAT TO TURNED WORD

5 invalid words from 3 definitions

BUCHSTABEN EINES EINZELNER REINTERPRETATION WORTES

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

BA BAC BACK NY NYM ON ONY

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

AB CAB MY NO NOR NORK OR

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

BACRONYM

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BACKRONYMS

One anagram plus one (New word formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S BACKRONYMS

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

-K BACRONYM
-M CRYOBANK

Scrabble scoring

  • 22 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No cousins (Word found by changing 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.)

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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