BACKFIRE — 8 letter word
backfire
The word backfire has 8 letters: B, A, C, K, F, I, R, E. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Backfire has 1 anagram: fireback. As a noun, it means "a miscalculation that recoils on its maker".
8 letter word "backfire": B A C K F I R E — noun
Scrabble score: 19 Words With Friends score: 21
Letter analysis of backfire
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| K | 1 | Consonant | 5 |
| F | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of backfire
noun
- a miscalculation that recoils on its maker Synonyms: boomerang
- 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 loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
- the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired Synonyms: blowback
verb
- to set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire "We had to backfire to save the land."
- to emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire "My old car backfires all the time."
- to come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble." Synonyms: backlash, recoil
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