Is backfire a Scrabble word?
Yes, backfire is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 19 points in Scrabble, and 21 points in Words with Friends
Backfire is a valid Scrabble word.
Backfire is a word starting with b ending with e. Check our list of words starting with b ending with e.
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Dictionary definitions of the word backfire
The meaning of backfire
backfire
7 definitions of the word backfire.
Verb
- Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
- Emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
- Set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire
Noun
- The backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
- A loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- A fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
- A miscalculation that recoils on its maker
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in backfire?
8 Letter Words
- fireback19
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1 Anagram of Backfire
Anagrams are words that use the same letters as other words, but in a different order.
Anagrams are sometimes called a Word Unscramble
Words that can be created with an extra letter added to backfire:
Unscramble the letters in backfire
There are 2 words that can be made by adding another letter to 'backfire'.