Definition of word 'backfired'

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  • n. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired
  • n. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine
  • n. a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path
  • n. a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
  • v. come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
  • v. emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire
  • v. set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire

Synonyms of the word 'backfire'

273 words found for letters 'ABCDEFIKR'

9 letter words

Anagrams of the word backfired, words consist of 'ABCDEFIKR'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backfired 21 23

8 letter words

Words that can be created using 8 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backfire 19 21
fireback 19 21

7 letter words

Words that can be created using 7 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
dieback 16 18
bricked 16 18
carbide 12 14

6 letter words

Words that can be created using 6 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backed 15 17
backer 14 16
bicker 14 16
biface 13 15
fabric 13 15
barked 13 14
braked 13 14
debark 13 14
arcked 13 14
carked 13 14
dacker 13 14
racked 13 14
dicker 13 14
ricked 13 14
barfed 12 13
farced 12 13
cakier 12 13
braced 11 13
bardic 11 13
farcie 11 12
fiacre 11 12
daiker 11 11
darkie 11 11
caribe 10 12
faired 10 10
abider 9 10
caried 9 10

5 letter words

Words that can be created using 5 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
faked 13 13
brick 13 15
baked 12 13
caked 12 13
faker 12 12
freak 12 12
fakir 12 12
kafir 12 12
biked 12 13
dreck 12 13
kefir 12 12
baker 11 12
brake 11 12
break 11 12
kebar 11 12
decaf 11 12
faced 11 12
crake 11 12
creak 11 12
biker 11 12
icker 11 12
facer 10 11
farce 10 11
farci 10 11
drake 10 10
raked 10 10
cebid 10 12
brief 10 11
fiber 10 11
fibre 10 11
diker 10 10
irked 10 10
ceiba 9 11
acerb 9 11
brace 9 11
caber 9 11
baric 9 11
rabic 9 11
fader 9 9
fared 9 9
fired 9 9
fried 9 9
abide 8 9
ardeb 8 9
barde 8 9
bared 8 9
beard 8 9
bread 8 9
debar 8 9
braid 8 9
rabid 8 9
acred 8 9
arced 8 9
cadre 8 9
cared 8 9
cedar 8 9
raced 8 9
acrid 8 9
caird 8 9
daric 8 9
afire 8 8
feria 8 8
bider 8 9
bride 8 9
rebid 8 9
cider 8 9
cried 8 9
dicer 8 9
riced 8 9
areic 7 8
ceria 7 8
erica 7 8
aider 6 6
aired 6 6
deair 6 6
irade 6 6
redia 6 6

4 letter words

Words that can be created using 4 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
feck 13 14
back 12 14
beck 12 14
fake 11 11
kaif 11 11
deck 11 12
dick 11 12
kief 11 11
kerf 11 11
bake 10 11
beak 10 11
bark 10 11
kbar 10 11
cake 10 11
cark 10 11
rack 10 11
bike 10 11
kibe 10 11
kerb 10 11
birk 10 11
reck 10 11
rick 10 11
barf 9 10
cafe 9 10
face 9 10
kadi 9 9
dark 9 9
fice 9 10
dike 9 9
drek 9 9
dirk 9 9
carb 8 10
crab 8 10
deaf 8 8
fade 8 8
fard 8 8
rake 8 8
raki 8 8
bice 8 10
crib 8 10
defi 8 8
keir 8 8
kier 8 8
abed 7 8
bade 7 8
bead 7 8
bard 7 8
brad 7 8
darb 7 8
drab 7 8
aced 7 8
cade 7 8
dace 7 8
acid 7 8
cadi 7 8
caid 7 8
card 7 8
fare 7 7
fear 7 7
frae 7 7
fair 7 7
fiar 7 7
bide 7 8
bred 7 8
bird 7 8
drib 7 8
cedi 7 8
dice 7 8
iced 7 8
fire 7 7
reif 7 7
rife 7 7
bare 6 7
bear 6 7
brae 6 7
abri 6 7
acre 6 7
care 6 7
race 6 7
bier 6 7
brie 6 7
cire 6 7
rice 6 7
aide 5 5
idea 5 5
dare 5 5
dear 5 5
read 5 5
arid 5 5
raid 5 5
dire 5 5
ired 5 5
ride 5 5

3 letter words

Words that can be created using 3 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
kaf 10 10
kef 10 10
kif 10 10
kab 9 10
ick 9 10
dak 8 8
fib 8 9
kid 8 8
cab 7 9
fad 7 7
kae 7 7
kea 7 7
ark 7 7
fed 7 7
fid 7 7
irk 7 7
kir 7 7
bad 6 7
dab 6 7
cad 6 7
arf 6 6
far 6 6
bed 6 7
deb 6 7
bid 6 7
dib 6 7
fie 6 6
fer 6 6
ref 6 6
fir 6 6
rif 6 6
arb 5 6
bar 5 6
bra 5 6
ace 5 6
arc 5 6
car 5 6
reb 5 6
rib 5 6
ice 5 6
rec 5 6
aid 4 4
rad 4 4
die 4 4
red 4 4
rid 4 4
are 3 3
ear 3 3
era 3 3
air 3 3
ria 3 3
ire 3 3
rei 3 3

2 letter words

Words that can be created using 2 letters from the word 'backfired'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
ka 6 6
fa 5 5
ef 5 5
if 5 5
ab 4 5
ba 4 5
be 4 5
bi 4 5
ad 3 3
de 3 3
ed 3 3
id 3 3
ae 2 2
ai 2 2
ar 2 2
er 2 2
re 2 2

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