Definition of word 'backfires'

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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'

360 words found for letters 'ABCEFIKRS'

9 letter words

Anagrams of the word backfires, words consist of 'ABCEFIKRS'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backfires 20 22
firebacks 20 22

8 letter words

Words that can be created using 8 letters from the word 'backfires'
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 'backfires'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backers 15 17
bickers 15 17
bifaces 14 16
fabrics 14 16
farcies 12 13
fiacres 12 13
ascribe 11 13
caribes 11 13

6 letter words

Words that can be created using 6 letters from the word 'backfires'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
backer 14 16
bicker 14 16
bricks 14 16
biface 13 15
fabric 13 15
fakers 13 13
freaks 13 13
fakirs 13 13
kafirs 13 13
kefirs 13 13
bakers 12 13
brakes 12 13
breaks 12 13
kebars 12 13
cakier 12 13
crakes 12 13
creaks 12 13
sacker 12 13
screak 12 13
bikers 12 13
ickers 12 13
sicker 12 13
farcie 11 12
fiacre 11 12
facies 11 12
facers 11 12
farces 11 12
briefs 11 12
fibers 11 12
fibres 11 12
caribe 10 12
ceibas 10 12
braces 10 12
cabers 10 12
kaiser 10 10
scribe 10 12
ferias 9 9
fraise 9 9
braise 8 9
rabies 8 9
caries 8 9
cerias 8 9
ericas 8 9

5 letter words

Words that can be created using 5 letters from the word 'backfires'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
fecks 14 15
backs 13 15
becks 13 15
brick 13 15
faker 12 12
freak 12 12
fakes 12 12
fakir 12 12
kafir 12 12
kaifs 12 12
kefir 12 12
kiefs 12 12
kerfs 12 12
frisk 12 12
baker 11 12
brake 11 12
break 11 12
kebar 11 12
bakes 11 12
beaks 11 12
barks 11 12
kbars 11 12
crake 11 12
creak 11 12
cakes 11 12
carks 11 12
racks 11 12
biker 11 12
bikes 11 12
kibes 11 12
kerbs 11 12
birks 11 12
brisk 11 12
icker 11 12
recks 11 12
ricks 11 12
barfs 10 11
facer 10 11
farce 10 11
cafes 10 11
faces 10 11
farci 10 11
scarf 10 11
brief 10 11
fiber 10 11
fibre 10 11
fices 10 11
ceiba 9 11
acerb 9 11
brace 9 11
caber 9 11
baric 9 11
rabic 9 11
basic 9 11
carbs 9 11
crabs 9 11
asker 9 9
eskar 9 9
rakes 9 9
saker 9 9
rakis 9 9
bices 9 11
cribs 9 11
keirs 9 9
kiers 9 9
siker 9 9
skier 9 9
afire 8 8
feria 8 8
fares 8 8
fears 8 8
safer 8 8
fairs 8 8
fiars 8 8
fires 8 8
fries 8 8
frise 8 8
reifs 8 8
serif 8 8
bares 7 8
baser 7 8
bears 7 8
braes 7 8
saber 7 8
sabre 7 8
abris 7 8
sabir 7 8
areic 7 8
ceria 7 8
erica 7 8
saice 7 8
acres 7 8
cares 7 8
carse 7 8
escar 7 8
races 7 8
scare 7 8
serac 7 8
biers 7 8
birse 7 8
bries 7 8
ribes 7 8
cires 7 8
cries 7 8
rices 7 8
arise 5 5
raise 5 5
serai 5 5

4 letter words

Words that can be created using 4 letters from the word 'backfires'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
feck 13 14
back 12 14
beck 12 14
fake 11 11
kaif 11 11
kafs 11 11
kief 11 11
kerf 11 11
kefs 11 11
kifs 11 11
bake 10 11
beak 10 11
bark 10 11
kbar 10 11
bask 10 11
kabs 10 11
cake 10 11
cark 10 11
rack 10 11
cask 10 11
sack 10 11
bike 10 11
kibe 10 11
kerb 10 11
birk 10 11
bisk 10 11
reck 10 11
rick 10 11
sick 10 11
barf 9 10
cafe 9 10
face 9 10
fibs 9 10
fice 9 10
fisc 9 10
carb 8 10
crab 8 10
cabs 8 10
scab 8 10
rake 8 8
kaes 8 8
keas 8 8
sake 8 8
raki 8 8
saki 8 8
arks 8 8
sark 8 8
bice 8 10
crib 8 10
keir 8 8
kier 8 8
sike 8 8
irks 8 8
kirs 8 8
kris 8 8
risk 8 8
fare 7 7
fear 7 7
frae 7 7
safe 7 7
fair 7 7
fiar 7 7
arfs 7 7
fire 7 7
reif 7 7
rife 7 7
seif 7 7
refs 7 7
serf 7 7
firs 7 7
rifs 7 7
bare 6 7
bear 6 7
brae 6 7
base 6 7
sabe 6 7
abri 6 7
bias 6 7
isba 6 7
arbs 6 7
bars 6 7
bras 6 7
acre 6 7
care 6 7
race 6 7
aces 6 7
case 6 7
asci 6 7
arcs 6 7
cars 6 7
scar 6 7
bier 6 7
brie 6 7
bise 6 7
rebs 6 7
bris 6 7
ribs 6 7
cire 6 7
rice 6 7
ices 6 7
sice 6 7
recs 6 7
cris 6 7
ares 4 4
arse 4 4
ears 4 4
eras 4 4
rase 4 4
sear 4 4
sera 4 4
airs 4 4
rias 4 4
sari 4 4
ires 4 4
reis 4 4
rise 4 4
sire 4 4

3 letter words

Words that can be created using 3 letters from the word 'backfires'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
kaf 10 10
kef 10 10
kif 10 10
kab 9 10
ick 9 10
fib 8 9
cab 7 9
kae 7 7
kea 7 7
ark 7 7
ask 7 7
kas 7 7
ska 7 7
irk 7 7
kir 7 7
ski 7 7
arf 6 6
far 6 6
fas 6 6
fie 6 6
fer 6 6
ref 6 6
efs 6 6
fir 6 6
rif 6 6
ifs 6 6
arb 5 6
bar 5 6
bra 5 6
abs 5 6
bas 5 6
sab 5 6
ace 5 6
arc 5 6
car 5 6
sac 5 6
reb 5 6
rib 5 6
bis 5 6
sib 5 6
ice 5 6
rec 5 6
sec 5 6
cis 5 6
sic 5 6
are 3 3
ear 3 3
era 3 3
sae 3 3
sea 3 3
air 3 3
ria 3 3
ais 3 3
ars 3 3
ras 3 3
ire 3 3
rei 3 3
sei 3 3
ers 3 3
res 3 3
ser 3 3
sir 3 3
sri 3 3

2 letter words

Words that can be created using 2 letters from the word 'backfires'
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
ae 2 2
ai 2 2
ar 2 2
as 2 2
er 2 2
re 2 2
es 2 2
is 2 2
si 2 2

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