BACK — 4 letter word
back
The word back has 4 letters: B, A, C, K. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. As a adverb, it means "in or to or toward a past time".
4 letter word "back": B A C K — adverb
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends score: 14
Letter analysis of back
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of back
adverb
- in or to or toward a past time "set the clocks back an hour" Synonyms: backward
- at or to or toward the back or rear "They moved back to distance themselves from the cameras down front." Synonyms: backward, backwards, rearward, rearwards
- in repayment or retaliation "we paid back everything we had borrowed"
- in or to or toward a former location "They went back to their parents' house."
- in or to or toward an original condition "The dog went back to sleep."
- in reply to "They wrote back three days later."
noun
- (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- a support that you can lean against while sitting "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" Synonyms: backrest
- the part of a garment that covers the back of your body "They pinned a 'kick me' sign on the new kid's back."
- the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book Synonyms: cover
- the side that goes last or is not normally seen "I wrote the date on the back of the photograph." Synonyms: rear
- the posterior part of a body from the neck to the end of the spine "Our backs were nicely tanned after a day on the beach." Synonyms: dorsum
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord "The fall broke their back." Synonyms: spine, backbone, spinal column, rachis
- the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer "I stood at the back of the stage." Synonyms: rear
- in association football, a person who plays in the backfield, also known as a defender "The goalkeeper passed the ball to the back, who then ran it forward."
verb
- to strengthen by providing with a back or backing "I backed the photo so it would not get bent in the post."
- to establish as valid or genuine "Can you back up your claims?" Synonyms: back up
- to shift to a counterclockwise direction "The wind backed."
- to place a bet on "Which horse are you backing?" Synonyms: punt
- to travel backward "I will back the car into the driveway."
- to cause to travel backward "I backed the car into the parking spot."
- to support financial backing for "They backed my crowd funding campaign."
- to be behind "The house backs the park." Synonyms: support
- to give support or one's approval to "They backed my crowdfunding campaign." Synonyms: second, endorse, indorse
- to be in back of "My garage backs their yard."
adjective
- located at or near the back of an animal Synonyms: hind, hinder
- related to or located at the back
- of an earlier date
Words you can make from back(top 1)
Words starting with back by next letter
- backa
- backb
- backc
- backd
- backe
- backf
- backg
- backh
- backi
- backl
- backm
- backo
- backp
- backr
- backs
- backt
- backu
- backv
- backw
- backy