backstab
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
/ˈbækˌstæb/
Definition of backstab
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (transitive)To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
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verb
- (transitive)To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
noun
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An act of backstabbing.
“After this conversation I was shocked; he asked me to leave the car so he would stay with her alone. Everything fell on me, I felt my body heavy and my heart beating very fast. It was such a backstab that it still hurts today.”
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Etymology
From back + stab.
Words you can make from backstab
70 playable · top: BABKAS (14 pts)
Best play babkas 14 points6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
10 words4-letter words
28 words- BACK 12 pts
- BASK 10 pts
- CASK 10 pts
- KABS 10 pts
- SACK 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- ABBA 8 pts
- BABA 8 pts
- CABS 8 pts
- KAAS 8 pts
- KATA 8 pts
- KATS 8 pts
- SCAB 8 pts
- SKAT 8 pts
- TAKA 8 pts
- TASK 8 pts
- ABAS 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BAST 6 pts
- BATS 6 pts
- CASA 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- STAB 6 pts
- TABS 6 pts
3-letter words
22 words2-letter words
7 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
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