background
Is BACKGROUND a valid word?
Valid in:TWL (Scrabble US)WWF
20
Scrabble score
24
Words With Friends
6.2/10
Difficulty
Very common
Rarity
Score breakdown
Scrabble & WWF — calculate total word score by adding the score of each letter:
| b | a | c | k | g | r | o | u | n | d | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20pts |
| WWF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24pts |
Definition of BACKGROUND
nounOne's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anagrams of BACKGROUND
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Hook words
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Add a letter before BACKGROUND
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Words within BACKGROUND (276)
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