back: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with K
Meaning of back
adj
- not-comparable, usually
At or near the rear.
Example: Go in the back door of the house.
- not-comparable, predicative, usually
Returned or restored to a previous place or condition.
Example: He was on vacation, but now he’s back.
- not-comparable, usually
Not current.
Example: I’d like to find a back issue of that magazine.
- not-comparable, usually
Situated away from the main or most frequented areas.
Example: They took a back road.
Source: Wiktionary — back.
adv
- not-comparable
To or in a previous condition or place.
Example: He gave back the money.
In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
Example: Someone pushed me in the chest and I fell back.
In a direction opposite to the usual or desired direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively.
Example: Wind the film back a few frames.
Towards, into or in the past.
Example: These records go back years.
Source: Wiktionary — back.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly.
Example: Could you please scratch my back?
- countable, uncountable
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. The spine and associated tissues.
Example: I hurt my back lifting those crates.
- slang, uncountable
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. Large and attractive buttocks.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. The part of a piece of clothing which covers the back.
Example: I still need to finish the back of your dress.
Listed forms: backs.
Source: Wiktionary — back.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for back.
adjective
located at or near the back of an animal
noun
the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
noun
the side that goes last or is not normally seen
noun
the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is back in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of back
B(3) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of back
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from back
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in back. Showing up to 24, longest first.