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There are 8 eight-letter words beginning with BACKF

BACKFALLbackfall n. (Wrestling) A fall or throw on the back.
backfall n. (Music) A lever in the coupler of an organ.
BACKFALL n. a fall or throw on the back in wrestling.
BACKFATSBACKFAT n. the layer of fat between the skin and muscle in animals.
BACKFILEbackfile n. A file of documents in paper or fiche format that have no digital equivalent.
backfile n. A file containing non-current items.
BACKFILE n. the back numbers of a newspaper.
BACKFILLbackfill v. To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfill v. (Archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the…
backfill v. (US) To provide reserve support.
BACKFIREbackfire v. (Of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction…
backfire v. (Of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
backfire v. To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
BACKFITSbackfits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfit.
BACKFIT v. to modify later.
BACKFLIPbackflip n. (Gymnastics) An act of rotating one’s body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
backflip n. (By extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
backflip v. To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
BACKFLOWbackflow n. The flow of a fluid (Through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
backflow v. To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
BACKFLOW n. the action of flowing back towards a source.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
Definitions are short excerpt from the WikWik.org and 1Word.ws.

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  • English Wiktionary: 21 words
  • Scrabble in French: no word
  • Scrabble in Spanish: no word
  • Scrabble in Italian: no word
  • Scrabble in German: no word
  • Scrabble in Romanian: no word


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