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Is backhanded a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word backhanded is a Scrabble US word. The word backhanded is worth 23 points in Scrabble:

B3A1C3K5H4A1N1D2E1D2

Is backhanded a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word backhanded is a Scrabble UK word and has 23 points:

B3A1C3K5H4A1N1D2E1D2

Is backhanded a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word backhanded is a Words With Friends word. The word backhanded is worth 25 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4A1C4K5H3A1N2D2E1D2

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10-letter words (1 found)

BACKHANDED,

8-letter words (3 found)

BACKHAND,DECKHAND,HEADBAND,

7-letter words (1 found)

ABANDED,

6-letter words (14 found)

ACHKAN,AKEDAH,BACHED,BACKED,BANDED,BANKED,DACKED,DANCED,HACKED,HADDEN,HANDED,HANKED,KEDDAH,KHANDA,

5-letter words (45 found)

AAHED,ABACK,ABAND,ACHED,ACNED,ADHAN,AHEAD,BAAED,BACHA,BAKED,BAKEN,BANAK,BANDA,BANDH,BANED,BEACH,BEDAD,BEKAH,BENCH,CAAED,CAKED,CANED,CANEH,CHANA,CHANK,CHEKA,DACHA,DADAH,DANCE,DECAD,DECAN,DENCH,DHABA,HACEK,HADED,HAKEA,HANCE,KACHA,KANAE,KANEH,KENCH,KHEDA,KNEAD,NACHE,NAKED,

4-letter words (58 found)

ABAC,ABED,ACED,ACHE,ACNE,AHED,AKED,ANCE,ANKH,BACH,BACK,BADE,BAKE,BANC,BAND,BANE,BANK,BEAD,BEAK,BEAN,BECK,BEND,CABA,CADE,CAKE,CANE,CHAD,DACE,DACK,DADA,DANK,DEAD,DEAN,DECK,DHAK,EACH,ECAD,HACK,HADE,HAED,HAEN,HAKA,HAKE,HAND,HANK,HEAD,HECK,HEND,KADE,KAED,KANA,KANE,KHAN,NABE,NABK,NACH,NADA,NECK,

3-letter words (53 found)

AAH,ABA,ACE,ACH,ADD,AHA,AKA,AKE,ANA,AND,ANE,BAA,BAC,BAD,BAE,BAH,BAN,BED,BEN,CAA,CAB,CAD,CAN,CHA,CHE,DAB,DAD,DAE,DAH,DAK,DAN,DEB,DEN,EAN,ECH,EDH,END,HAD,HAE,HAN,HEN,KAB,KAE,KEA,KEB,KED,KEN,NAB,NAE,NAH,NEB,NED,NEK,

2-letter words (20 found)

AA,AB,AD,AE,AH,AN,BA,BE,CH,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,EN,HA,HE,KA,NA,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 196 words from backhanded according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of backhanded

backhanded

Etymology

From back +‎ hand + -ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbækˌhændəd/

Adjective

backhanded (comparative more backhanded, superlative most backhanded)

  1. With the back of the hand.
  2. Involving a backward flip of the hand.
  3. Insincere, sarcastic, ironic, or self-contradictory.
  4. Indirect.
  5. Backwards, turned around.
  6. (of writing) inclining to the left
  7. Retrospective, occurring after the fact rather than in advance.
  8. Self-serving, corrupt, slipshod, or neglectful.

Alternative forms

  • back-handed

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

backhanded

  1. simple past and past participle of backhand

Adverb

backhanded (comparative more backhanded, superlative most backhanded)

  1. In a backhanded manner.

See also

  • backhand

Source: wiktionary.org