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Piggyback

p 3i 1g 2g 2y 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · adverb · 9 letters · Common

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

What does piggyback mean?

noun

  1. the act of carrying something piggyback

verb

  1. ride on someone's shoulders or back

  2. haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

  3. haul by railroad car

  4. support on the back and shoulders

    “He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”

  5. bring into alignment with

    “an amendment to piggyback the current law”

adverb

  1. on a railroad flatcar

    “the trailer rode piggyback across the country”

    Synonymspickaback

  2. on the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip

    “she carried her child piggyback”

    Synonymspickaback

Is PIGGYBACK 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 PIGGYBACK worth?

Scrabble

24 pts
p 3i 1g 2g 2y 4b 3a 1c 3k 5

Words With Friends

28 pts
p 4i 1g 3g 3y 3b 4a 1c 4k 5

Wordfeud

29 pts
p 4i 1g 3g 3y 4b 4a 1c 4k 5

NYT Crossplay

30 pts
p 3i 1g 4g 4y 4b 4a 1c 3k 6

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

Words from the letters in PIGGYBACK

Hooks for PIGGYBACK

Add one letter to the front or back of PIGGYBACK to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

piggybacks

Words that end like PIGGYBACK

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

paperbackhorsebackracetracksidetrackwisecrackbarebackcomebacklumberjacksmokestackfeedbackblacktrackbackhacklackpackdrawbackhardbacksoundtrackcracksnackstackjackrack
All words ending in -ACK

Piggyback: quick answers

Is PIGGYBACK a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PIGGYBACK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 24 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PIGGYBACK worth?
PIGGYBACK scores 24 points in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends, 29 in Wordfeud and 30 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does piggyback mean?
As a noun, piggyback means “the act of carrying something piggyback”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PIGGYBACK?
You can make 75 shorter words from PIGGYBACK, such as BIPACK, PICKY, CAKY, ICKY. See the full list.