back (4 letters)
back
12
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble score
- 12 points
- Frequency
- Very common
- Pronunciation
- BAK
What it means
- adjective — related to or located at the back
- adjective — located at or near the back of an animal
- adjective — of an earlier date
- adverb — in or to or toward a former location
- adverb — at or to or toward the back or rear
- adverb — in or to or toward an original condition
- adverb — in or to or toward a past time
- adverb — in reply
- adverb — in repayment or retaliation
- noun — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
- noun — the side that goes last or is not normally seen
- noun — the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer
- noun — (football) a person who plays in the backfield
- noun — the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- noun — the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book
- noun — the part of a garment that covers the back of your body
- noun — a support that you can lean against while sitting
- noun — (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
- verb — be behind; approve of
- verb — travel backward
- verb — give support or one's approval to
- verb — cause to travel backward
- verb — support financial backing for
- verb — be in back of
- verb — place a bet on
- verb — shift to a counterclockwise direction
- verb — establish as valid or genuine
- verb — strengthen by providing with a back or backing