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back is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'back' is made up of 4 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned"
  • (n) the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph"
  • (n) the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer; "he stood at the back of the stage"; "it was hidden in the rear of the store"
  • (n) (football) a person who plays in the backfield
  • (n) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
  • (n) the front and back covering of a book; "the book had a leather binding"
  • (n) the part of a garment that covers your back; "they pinned a `kick me' sign on his back"
  • (n) a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"
  • (n) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
  • (r) in or to or toward a former location; "she went back to her parents' house"
  • (r) at or to or toward the back or rear; "he moved back"; "tripped when he stepped backward"; "she looked rearward out the window of the car"
  • (r) in or to or toward an original condition; "he went back to sleep"
  • (r) in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
  • (r) in answer; "he wrote back three days later"; "had little to say in reply to the questions"
  • (r) in repayment or retaliation; "we paid back everything we had borrowed"; "he hit me and I hit him back"; "I was kept in after school for talking back to the teacher"
  • (v) be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
  • (v) travel backward; "back into the driveway"; "The car backed up and hit the tree"
  • (v) give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
  • (v) cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
  • (v) support financial backing for; "back this enterprise"
  • (v) be in back of; "My garage backs their yard"
  • (v) place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
  • (v) shift to a counterclockwise direction; "the wind backed"
  • (v) establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"
  • (v) strengthen by providing with a back or backing
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Using the word 'back' in Scrabble will fetch you 12 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 14 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'back'

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Points in Scrabble for back12
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Number of Letters in back4
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