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Is aback a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aback is a Scrabble US word. The word aback is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word aback is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

ABACK,

4-letter words (3 found)

ABAC,BACK,CABA,

3-letter words (7 found)

ABA,AKA,BAA,BAC,CAA,CAB,KAB,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AB,BA,KA,

You can make 15 words from aback according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of aback

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Definitions and meaning of aback

aback

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbæk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbæk/
  • Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- (“towards”) +‎ back. Compare West Frisian tebek (“aback”, adverb, literally “to/at back”), Swedish tillbaka (idem.).

Adverb

aback (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]
  2. (archaic) In the rear; a distance behind. [First attested prior to 1150.]
  3. By surprise; startled; dumbfounded. (see usage)
  4. (nautical) Backward against the mast; said of the sails when pressed by the wind from the "wrong" (forward) side, or of a ship when its sails are set that way. [First attested in the late 17th century.]
Usage notes
  • (by surprise): Preceded by a form of the word take, see take aback.
Derived terms
Translations

See also

  • back
  • Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (aback)

Etymology 2

From Latin abacus.

Noun

aback (plural abacks)

  1. (obsolete, Early Modern) An inscribed stone square.

References

Anagrams

  • Baack, Bačka

Scots

Alternative forms

  • a-back

Etymology

From Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, equivalent to a- +‎ back.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈbɑk/

Adverb

aback

  1. behind, in the rear
  2. away, aloof, off
  3. since, ago

Derived terms

  • aback o'

References

  • “aback, adv.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

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