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Backfires

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of backfire

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does backfires mean?

noun

  1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

    Synonymsblowback

  2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

  3. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path

  4. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

    Synonymsboomerang

verb

  1. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

    “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”

    Synonymsbacklashrecoil

  2. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire

    “My old car backfires all the time”

  3. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Definitions shown for backfire, the base form of backfires.

Is BACKFIRES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is BACKFIRES worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
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Words With Friends

22 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

22 pts
b 4a 1c 4k 5f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
b 4a 1c 3k 6f 4i 1r 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BACKFIRES

Anagrams 1

firebacks

Words that end like BACKFIRES

Common words that share the ending -IRES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

desiresinspiresexpiresretiresconspiresperspiresquagmiressapphireswildfiresbonfirestranspiresvampiresadmiresaspiresattiresempiressatiresumpiresfireshirestireswiresspiresmires
All words ending in -IRES

Backfires: quick answers

Is BACKFIRES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BACKFIRES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BACKFIRES worth?
BACKFIRES scores 20 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does backfires mean?
backfires is the plural and third-person singular form of backfire, which means “the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BACKFIRES?
You can make 479 shorter words from BACKFIRES, such as BACKFIRE, FIREBACK, BACKERS, BACKIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of BACKFIRES?
BACKFIRES rearranges into FIREBACKS.