backcrossing
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- 23
- Words With Friends
- 28
- Letters
- 12
Definition of backcrossing
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of backcross
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Etymology
From back + crossing.
Words you can make from backcrossing
200+ playable · top: BACKCROSS (19 pts)
Best play backcross 19 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
21 words- BACKINGS 17 pts
- CRACKING 17 pts
- CROCKING 17 pts
- BORKINGS 15 pts
- BROKINGS 15 pts
- CROAKING 15 pts
- SACKINGS 15 pts
- ASCORBIC 14 pts
- CARBONIC 14 pts
- BRACINGS 13 pts
- SOAKINGS 13 pts
- CORBINAS 12 pts
- BRASSING 11 pts
- CROSSING 11 pts
- ORGANICS 11 pts
- SACRINGS 11 pts
- SCORINGS 11 pts
- NARCOSIS 10 pts
- ASSIGNOR 9 pts
- SIGNORAS 9 pts
- SOARINGS 9 pts
7-letter words
72 words- BACKING 16 pts
- COCKING 16 pts
- CARSICK 15 pts
- CASSOCK 15 pts
- COSSACK 15 pts
- ARCKING 14 pts
- BAKINGS 14 pts
- BARKING 14 pts
- BASKING 14 pts
- BORKING 14 pts
- BRAKING 14 pts
- BROKING 14 pts
- CARKING 14 pts
- CASKING 14 pts
- COKINGS 14 pts
- CORKING 14 pts
- RACKING 14 pts
- ROCKING 14 pts
- SACKING 14 pts
- SOCKING 14 pts
- ARKOSIC 13 pts
- BOCCIAS 13 pts
- BORACIC 13 pts
- ASKINGS 12 pts
- BRACING 12 pts
- COGNACS 12 pts
- GASKINS 12 pts
- SOAKING 12 pts
- ACRONIC 11 pts
- BICORNS 11 pts
- BICRONS 11 pts
- BONACIS 11 pts
- CARBONS 11 pts
- COCAINS 11 pts
- CORBANS 11 pts
- CORBINA 11 pts
- CORSACS 11 pts
- ARCINGS 10 pts
- BAGNIOS 10 pts
- BARONGS 10 pts
- BORINGS 10 pts
- BOSSING 10 pts
- BROGANS 10 pts
- CARINGS 10 pts
- CASINGS 10 pts
- COSIGNS 10 pts
- GABIONS 10 pts
- GARCONS 10 pts
- GASCONS 10 pts
- GIBSONS 10 pts
- ORGANIC 10 pts
- RACINGS 10 pts
- SABRING 10 pts
- SACRING 10 pts
- SCARING 10 pts
- SCORING 10 pts
- SORBING 10 pts
- BASIONS 9 pts
- BONSAIS 9 pts
- CAISSON 9 pts
- CASINOS 9 pts
- CASSINO 9 pts
- INCROSS 9 pts
- ISOBARS 9 pts
- RACINOS 9 pts
- GRISONS 8 pts
- ORIGANS 8 pts
- SARONGS 8 pts
- SIGNORA 8 pts
- SIGNORS 8 pts
- SOARING 8 pts
- SORINGS 8 pts
6-letter words
105 words- BRICKS 14 pts
- BROCKS 14 pts
- CRACKS 14 pts
- CRICKS 14 pts
- CROCKS 14 pts
- BAKING 13 pts
- CAKING 13 pts
- COKING 13 pts
- BOCCIA 12 pts
- BOCCIS 12 pts
- BOINKS 12 pts
- BRANKS 12 pts
- BRINKS 12 pts
- BRISKS 12 pts
- CRANKS 12 pts
- CROAKS 12 pts
- KAONIC 12 pts
- ASKING 11 pts
- COGNAC 11 pts
- GASKIN 11 pts
- KIANGS 11 pts
- BACONS 10 pts
- BANCOS 10 pts
- BASICS 10 pts
- BICORN 10 pts
- BICRON 10 pts
- BINOCS 10 pts
- BONACI 10 pts
- BRONCS 10 pts
- CABINS 10 pts
- CARBON 10 pts
- CARBOS 10 pts
- CAROBS 10 pts
- CISCOS 10 pts
- COBIAS 10 pts
- COBRAS 10 pts
- COCAIN 10 pts
- CONICS 10 pts
- CORBAN 10 pts
- CORSAC 10 pts
- KAROSS 10 pts
- AGONIC 9 pts
- ARCING 9 pts
- BAGNIO 9 pts
- BARING 9 pts
- BARONG 9 pts
- BASING 9 pts
- BINGOS 9 pts
- BIOGAS 9 pts
- BOGANS 9 pts
- BOINGS 9 pts
- BORING 9 pts
- BRINGS 9 pts
- BROGAN 9 pts
- CARGOS 9 pts
- CARING 9 pts
- CASING 9 pts
- CIGARS 9 pts
- COIGNS 9 pts
- CONGAS 9 pts
- CORGIS 9 pts
- CORING 9 pts
- COSIGN 9 pts
- GABION 9 pts
- GARCON 9 pts
- GASCON 9 pts
- GIBSON 9 pts
- GOBANS 9 pts
- INCOGS 9 pts
- ORBING 9 pts
- ORGIAC 9 pts
- ACORNS 8 pts
- ACROSS 8 pts
- ASCONS 8 pts
- BAIRNS 8 pts
- BARONS 8 pts
- BASINS 8 pts
- BASION 8 pts
- BISONS 8 pts
- BONSAI 8 pts
- BRAINS 8 pts
- CAIRNS 8 pts
- CANSOS 8 pts
- CASINO 8 pts
- CRASIS 8 pts
- CRISSA 8 pts
- ISOBAR 8 pts
- NARCOS 8 pts
- ORCINS 8 pts
- ARGONS 7 pts
- ASSIGN 7 pts
- GIRONS 7 pts
- GNOSIS 7 pts
- GOSSAN 7 pts
- GRAINS 7 pts
- GRISON 7 pts
- GROANS 7 pts
- GROINS 7 pts
- OARING 7 pts
- ONAGRI 7 pts
- ORANGS 7 pts
- ORGANS 7 pts
- ARSINO 6 pts
- ARSONS 6 pts
- NORIAS 6 pts
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