What does BACK mean?

Pronunciation
/bæk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Very common

Meaning

adverb

  1. in or to or toward a former location“she went back to her parents' house”
  2. at or to or toward the back or rear“he moved back”
  3. in or to or toward an original condition“he went back to sleep”
  4. in or to or toward a past time“set the clocks back an hour”
  5. in reply“he wrote back three days later”
  6. in repayment or retaliation“we paid back everything we had borrowed”

verb

  1. be behind; approve of“He plumped for the Labor Party”
  2. travel backward“back into the driveway”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

backs13

Anagrams of BACK

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BACK

5 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

cab7 kab9ab4 ba4ka6

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Word lists

Questions

Is BACK a valid word in word games?

BACK is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BACK worth?

BACK is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BACK?

5 other words, including BA, AB, CAB and KA.