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Is backed a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backed is a Scrabble US word. The word backed is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is backed a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backed is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

B3A1C3K5E1D2

Is backed a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backed is a Words With Friends word. The word backed is worth 17 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

BACKED,

5-letter words (2 found)

BAKED,CAKED,

4-letter words (17 found)

ABED,ACED,AKED,BACK,BADE,BAKE,BEAD,BEAK,BECK,CADE,CAKE,DACE,DACK,DECK,ECAD,KADE,KAED,

3-letter words (17 found)

ACE,AKE,BAC,BAD,BAE,BED,CAB,CAD,DAB,DAE,DAK,DEB,KAB,KAE,KEA,KEB,KED,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AD,AE,BA,BE,DA,DE,EA,ED,KA,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 48 words from backed according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backed

backed

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bækt/
  • Rhymes: -ækt

Etymology 1

From back (verb).

Verb

backed

  1. simple past and past participle of back

Etymology 2

From back (noun) +‎ -ed.

Adjective

backed (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Put on one's back; killed; rendered dead.
    He wishes to have the senior, or old square-toes, backed; he longs to have his father on six men's shoulders; that is, carried to the grave.
  2. (in combination) Having specified type of back.
    a high-backed chair
    sway-backed
    red-backed shrike
  3. (in combination) Having specified type of backing.
    asset-backed securities
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References

  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Backed”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.

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