backup: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 16 letter points · starts with B · ends with P
Meaning of backup
noun
- countable, uncountable
A reserve or substitute.
Example: If the goalkeeper is injured, we have a backup.
- countable, uncountable
A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is damaged or destroyed.
Example: After the power failure, we had to restore the database from backup.
- countable, uncountable
An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
Example: The accident caused a mile-long backup on the highway.
- uncountable
Reinforcements.
Example: He's got a gun! You'd better send for backup.
Listed forms: backups.
Source: Wiktionary — backup.
adj
- not-comparable
Standby, reserve or extra.
Example: I am only a backup player.
- not-comparable
That is intended as a backup.
Example: Make a backup copy of that file.
- not-comparable
Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
Source: Wiktionary — backup.
verb
- alt-of, alternative, nonstandard
Alternative form of back up.
Base or related entry: back up.
Listed forms: backups, backupping, backupped.
Source: Wiktionary — backup.
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 backup.
noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
- stand-in
- substitute
- relief
- reliever
- fill-in
noun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
- accompaniment
- musical accompaniment
- support
noun
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
- computer backup
noun
the act of providing approval and support
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is backup in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of backup
B(3) + A(1) + C(3) + K(5) + U(1) + P(3) = 16 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 backup
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 backup
18 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in backup. Showing up to 24, longest first.