background: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 20 letter points · starts with B · ends with D
Meaning of background
adj
- not-comparable
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
Example: background noise
Source: Wiktionary — background.
noun
- countable, uncountable
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Example: The lawyer had a background in computer science.
- countable, uncountable
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
- countable, uncountable
An extra who appears in the background, with no speaking role.
- countable, uncountable
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
Listed forms: backgrounds.
Source: Wiktionary — background.
verb
- transitive
To place in the background.
- figuratively, transitive
To put in a position that is not prominent.
To gather and provide background information (on).
- transitive
To increase the weight and immunity of (a calf) by feeding with forage and grains, as an intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot.
Listed forms: backgrounds, backgrounding, backgrounded.
Source: Wiktionary — background.
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 background.
noun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
noun
information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
- background knowledge
noun
extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured
- background signal
noun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is background in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of background
B(3) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) + G(2) + R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 20 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 background
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 background
276 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in background. Showing up to 24, longest first.