backbiter
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 9
/ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/
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/ˈbæk.baɪt.ə(ɹ)/ · /ˈbæk.baɪt.ɚ/ (US) · [ˈbæk.baɪɾ.ɚ] (US)
Definition of backbiter
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.
“[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]”
“She better not hear none of them old backbiters talking about her husband!”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite + -er.
Words you can make from backbiter
200+ playable · top: BACKBITE (18 pts)
Best play backbite 18 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
20 words5-letter words
50 words- BRICK 13 pts
- KEBAB 13 pts
- KIBBE 13 pts
- BAKER 11 pts
- BATIK 11 pts
- BIKER 11 pts
- BRAKE 11 pts
- BREAK 11 pts
- CRAKE 11 pts
- CREAK 11 pts
- ICKER 11 pts
- KEBAR 11 pts
- TRACK 11 pts
- TRICK 11 pts
- ACERB 9 pts
- BARBE 9 pts
- BARIC 9 pts
- BRACE 9 pts
- BRACT 9 pts
- BRIBE 9 pts
- CABER 9 pts
- CEIBA 9 pts
- KITER 9 pts
- KRAIT 9 pts
- RABBI 9 pts
- RABIC 9 pts
- TAKER 9 pts
- TRAIK 9 pts
- TRIKE 9 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- BITER 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- TABER 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRIBE 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
4-letter words
75 words- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BARK 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- BERK 10 pts
- BIKE 10 pts
- BIRK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- KBAR 10 pts
- KERB 10 pts
- KIBE 10 pts
- RACK 10 pts
- RECK 10 pts
- RICK 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- TICK 10 pts
- ABBE 8 pts
- BABE 8 pts
- BARB 8 pts
- BIBE 8 pts
- BICE 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- CRIB 8 pts
- IKAT 8 pts
- KART 8 pts
- KEIR 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- KIER 8 pts
- KITE 8 pts
- KRAI 8 pts
- RAKE 8 pts
- RAKI 8 pts
- TAKE 8 pts
- TEAK 8 pts
- TIKE 8 pts
- TREK 8 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABRI 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- BAIT 6 pts
- BARE 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAR 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BIER 6 pts
- BITE 6 pts
- BRAE 6 pts
- BRAT 6 pts
- BRIE 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- RABI 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
49 words- ACK 9 pts
- ICK 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- ARK 7 pts
- BIB 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- EBB 7 pts
- IRK 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KIR 7 pts
- KIT 7 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- BAE 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BAT 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BIT 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- RIB 5 pts
- TAB 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
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