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Definition of backbreaking

"backbreaking" in the adjective sense

1. arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion especially physical effort

"worked their arduous way up the mining valley"

"a grueling campaign"

"hard labor"

"heavy work"

"heavy going"

"spent many laborious hours on the project"

"set a punishing pace"

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backbreaking in Scrabble®

The word backbreaking is playable in Scrabble®, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'k' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters backbreaking:

BACKBREAKING

(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

backbar, backing, barbing, bargain, barking, beanbag, bearing, bracing, bracken, braking, breakin, cabbage, carbine, carinae, carnage, gabbier, knacker, knicker, racking, reaking, recking, ribcage

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word backbreaking

BACKBREAKING

(270)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(225)

BACKBREAKING

(216)

BACKBREAKING

(180)

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(174)

BACKBREAKING

(150)

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(104)

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(96)

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(92)

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(92)

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(88)

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(88)

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(88)

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(78)

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(78)

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(76)

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(72)

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(72)

BACKBREAKING

(68)

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(60)

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(60)

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(56)

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(56)

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(56)

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(52)

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(52)

BACKBREAKING

(48)

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(48)

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(48)

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(46)

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(46)

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(44)

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(34)

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(31)

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(28)

BACKBREAKING

(27)

BACKBREAKING

(27)

BACKBREAKING

(26)

BACKBREAKING

(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In backbreaking

BACKBREAKING

(270)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(225)

BACKBREAKING

(216)

BACKBREAKING

(180)

BACKBREAKING

(174)

BACKBREAKING

(150)

BACKBREAKING

(144)

BACKBAR

(118 = 68 + 50)

BACKBAR

(116 = 66 + 50)

BACKBAR

(116 = 66 + 50)

BACKING

(114 = 64 + 50)

BACKING

(113 = 63 + 50)

BACKING

(113 = 63 + 50)

BACKBAR

(110 = 60 + 50)

BACKBAR

(110 = 60 + 50)

BRACKEN

(110 = 60 + 50)

BRACKEN

(110 = 60 + 50)

BACKBAR

(110 = 60 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

RECKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

BRAKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

RACKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

RACKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

BARKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

RECKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

BARKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

BACKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

BRAKING

(107 = 57 + 50)

CABBAGE

(106 = 56 + 50)

BRAKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

BARKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

RACKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

RECKING

(106 = 56 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(104)

BRACKEN

(104 = 54 + 50)

BREAKIN

(104 = 54 + 50)

BRACKEN

(104 = 54 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(104)

BRACKEN

(104 = 54 + 50)

BACKING

(104 = 54 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(104)

BACKBREAKING

(104)

BACKBAR

(104 = 54 + 50)

BACKBAR

(104 = 54 + 50)

BACKBAR

(104 = 54 + 50)

BREAKIN

(102 = 52 + 50)

BACKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

CABBAGE

(101 = 51 + 50)

REAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

BACKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

BACKBAR

(101 = 51 + 50)

BACKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

KNACKER

(101 = 51 + 50)

KNACKER

(101 = 51 + 50)

CABBAGE

(101 = 51 + 50)

BARKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

RACKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

KNICKER

(101 = 51 + 50)

CABBAGE

(101 = 51 + 50)

KNICKER

(101 = 51 + 50)

CABBAGE

(101 = 51 + 50)

RECKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

REAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

BRAKING

(101 = 51 + 50)

BRACKEN

(100 = 50 + 50)

BRACKEN

(98 = 48 + 50)

REAKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

BRACKEN

(98 = 48 + 50)

RIBCAGE

(98 = 48 + 50)

KNACKER

(98 = 48 + 50)

BREAKIN

(98 = 48 + 50)

BEANBAG

(98 = 48 + 50)

BRACING

(98 = 48 + 50)

BRAKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

BARBING

(98 = 48 + 50)

GABBIER

(98 = 48 + 50)

KNICKER

(98 = 48 + 50)

BRACKEN

(98 = 48 + 50)

BARKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

RACKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

CABBAGE

(98 = 48 + 50)

KNACKER

(98 = 48 + 50)

BRACKEN

(98 = 48 + 50)

RECKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

BACKING

(98 = 48 + 50)

KNICKER

(98 = 48 + 50)

BACKBAR

(96 = 46 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(96)

BACKBAR

(96 = 46 + 50)

BACKBAR

(96 = 46 + 50)

BREAKIN

(96 = 46 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(96)

RACKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RIBCAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRAKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RACKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARBING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNACKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRAKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNICKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

CABBAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARBING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RECKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRACING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RACKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RECKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

CABBAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNICKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNICKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

RIBCAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

RACKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

GABBIER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRACING

(95 = 45 + 50)

RIBCAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRAKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNACKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

GABBIER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRACKEN

(95 = 45 + 50)

GABBIER

(95 = 45 + 50)

RECKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNICKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BEANBAG

(95 = 45 + 50)

CABBAGE

(95 = 45 + 50)

RECKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNACKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRAKING

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNACKER

(95 = 45 + 50)

BARBING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BRACING

(95 = 45 + 50)

BEANBAG

(95 = 45 + 50)

KNACKER

(94 = 44 + 50)

BACKING

(94 = 44 + 50)

BACKING

(94 = 44 + 50)

KNICKER

(94 = 44 + 50)

CARBINE

(94 = 44 + 50)

CABBAGE

(92 = 42 + 50)

BRACING

(92 = 42 + 50)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

BEANBAG

(92 = 42 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(92)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

BACKBAR

(92 = 42 + 50)

GABBIER

(92 = 42 + 50)

CARBINE

(92 = 42 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(92)

BACKBREAKING

(92)

REAKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

CARBINE

(92 = 42 + 50)

CARBINE

(92 = 42 + 50)

BARBING

(92 = 42 + 50)

BRACKEN

(92 = 42 + 50)

RECKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

BRAKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

BACKBREAKING

(92)

BARKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

BREAKIN

(92 = 42 + 50)

RACKING

(92 = 42 + 50)

RIBCAGE

(92 = 42 + 50)

BACKBAR

(90 = 40 + 50)

RECKING

(90 = 40 + 50)

BACKBAR

(90 = 40 + 50)

BEARING

(90 = 40 + 50)

BACKBAR

(90 = 40 + 50)

BARGAIN

(90 = 40 + 50)

CABBAGE

(90 = 40 + 50)

BACKBAR

(90 = 40 + 50)

CABBAGE

(90 = 40 + 50)

CARNAGE

(90 = 40 + 50)

BRACKEN

(90 = 40 + 50)

RACKING

(90 = 40 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNICKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNICKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNICKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

BREAKIN

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNICKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

KNACKER

(89 = 39 + 50)

BARGAIN

(89 = 39 + 50)

BRACING

(89 = 39 + 50)

BRACING

(89 = 39 + 50)

BARBING

(89 = 39 + 50)

BARBING

(89 = 39 + 50)

GABBIER

(89 = 39 + 50)

REAKING

(89 = 39 + 50)

BARBING

(89 = 39 + 50)

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backbreaking in Words With Friends™

The word backbreaking is playable in Words With Friends™, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'k' is required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 27

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters backbreaking:

BACKBREAKING

(351)

BACKBREAKING

(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

backbar, backing, barbing, bargain, barking, beanbag, bearing, bracing, bracken, braking, breakin, cabbage, carbine, carinae, carnage, gabbier, knacker, knicker, racking, reaking, recking, ribcage

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word backbreaking

BACKBREAKING

(351)

BACKBREAKING

(351)

BACKBREAKING

(333)

BACKBREAKING

(333)

BACKBREAKING

(279)

BACKBREAKING

(279)

BACKBREAKING

(270)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(258)

BACKBREAKING

(210)

BACKBREAKING

(198)

BACKBREAKING

(132)

BACKBREAKING

(132)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

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(124)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

BACKBREAKING

(112)

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(112)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

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(108)

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(108)

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(108)

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(108)

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(108)

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(108)

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(108)

BACKBREAKING

(90)

BACKBREAKING

(78)

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(78)

BACKBREAKING

(78)

BACKBREAKING

(74)

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(74)

BACKBREAKING

(70)

BACKBREAKING

(62)

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(62)

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(62)

BACKBREAKING

(62)

BACKBREAKING

(58)

BACKBREAKING

(41)

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(41)

BACKBREAKING

(39)

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(38)

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(38)

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(37)

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(37)

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(36)

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(35)

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(35)

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(34)

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(34)

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(34)

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(33)

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(33)

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(33)

BACKBREAKING

(32)

BACKBREAKING

(32)

BACKBREAKING

(31)

BACKBREAKING

(31)

BACKBREAKING

(31)

BACKBREAKING

(29)

BACKBREAKING

(28)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In backbreaking

BACKBREAKING

(351)

BACKBREAKING

(351)

BACKBREAKING

(333)

BACKBREAKING

(333)

BACKBREAKING

(279)

BACKBREAKING

(279)

BACKBREAKING

(270)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(261)

BACKBREAKING

(258)

BACKBREAKING

(210)

BACKBREAKING

(198)

BACKING

(143 = 108 + 35)

BACKBAR

(143 = 108 + 35)

CABBAGE

(137 = 102 + 35)

BACKING

(137 = 102 + 35)

BACKBREAKING

(132)

BACKBREAKING

(132)

BACKBAR

(131 = 96 + 35)

CABBAGE

(131 = 96 + 35)

BRACKEN

(131 = 96 + 35)

BACKING

(131 = 96 + 35)

BACKBAR

(131 = 96 + 35)

BRAKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

RECKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

RACKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

BARKING

(128 = 93 + 35)

BACKING

(125 = 90 + 35)

BACKBAR

(125 = 90 + 35)

BACKBAR

(125 = 90 + 35)

BACKING

(125 = 90 + 35)

BEANBAG

(125 = 90 + 35)

BACKBAR

(125 = 90 + 35)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

BACKBREAKING

(124)

RECKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

GABBIER

(122 = 87 + 35)

BARKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

RACKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

RIBCAGE

(122 = 87 + 35)

BREAKIN

(122 = 87 + 35)

BRAKING

(122 = 87 + 35)

BACKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

BRACKEN

(119 = 84 + 35)

BARBING

(119 = 84 + 35)

BRACING

(119 = 84 + 35)

REAKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

BRACKEN

(119 = 84 + 35)

BACKBAR

(119 = 84 + 35)

BRACKEN

(119 = 84 + 35)

CABBAGE

(119 = 84 + 35)

BACKING

(119 = 84 + 35)

RECKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BRAKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

RECKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

RACKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BARKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BARKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BARKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BRAKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

RACKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

RECKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BRAKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

RACKING

(116 = 81 + 35)

BACKBAR

(115 = 80 + 35)

BACKING

(115 = 80 + 35)

BACKBAR

(115 = 80 + 35)

BACKING

(115 = 80 + 35)

BACKBAR

(115 = 80 + 35)

BACKING

(115 = 80 + 35)

BARBING

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNICKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNICKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNACKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

BARBING

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNACKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNICKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

BACKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

CABBAGE

(113 = 78 + 35)

BRACKEN

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNICKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNACKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

KNACKER

(113 = 78 + 35)

BEANBAG

(113 = 78 + 35)

BRACING

(113 = 78 + 35)

REAKING

(113 = 78 + 35)

BRACKEN

(113 = 78 + 35)

CABBAGE

(113 = 78 + 35)

CABBAGE

(113 = 78 + 35)

BRACKEN

(113 = 78 + 35)

BRACING

(113 = 78 + 35)

CARBINE

(113 = 78 + 35)

BACKBREAKING

(112)

BACKBREAKING

(112)

GABBIER

(110 = 75 + 35)

GABBIER

(110 = 75 + 35)

RECKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

RIBCAGE

(110 = 75 + 35)

BRAKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

BREAKIN

(110 = 75 + 35)

BRAKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

RIBCAGE

(110 = 75 + 35)

BARKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

RACKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

BARKING

(110 = 75 + 35)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

BACKBREAKING

(108)

CABBAGE

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BARBING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACKEN

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNICKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

BARBING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BACKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

CABBAGE

(107 = 72 + 35)

CARBINE

(107 = 72 + 35)

REAKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BARBING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACING

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNACKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACKEN

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNACKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNICKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACKEN

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNICKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

CABBAGE

(107 = 72 + 35)

BARBING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BRACING

(107 = 72 + 35)

CARBINE

(107 = 72 + 35)

REAKING

(107 = 72 + 35)

BEANBAG

(107 = 72 + 35)

KNACKER

(107 = 72 + 35)

CABBAGE

(107 = 72 + 35)

CARNAGE

(104 = 69 + 35)

BEARING

(104 = 69 + 35)

BARKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

RECKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

CARNAGE

(104 = 69 + 35)

GABBIER

(104 = 69 + 35)

RACKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

BARGAIN

(104 = 69 + 35)

RIBCAGE

(104 = 69 + 35)

GABBIER

(104 = 69 + 35)

RIBCAGE

(104 = 69 + 35)

BRAKING

(104 = 69 + 35)

BREAKIN

(104 = 69 + 35)

BRAKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RECKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RACKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RECKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

BRAKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

BARKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

BRAKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RACKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

BARKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RECKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

RACKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

BARKING

(103 = 68 + 35)

CAKING

(102)

BAKING

(102)

KNICKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

BEANBAG

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNICKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

CARBINE

(101 = 66 + 35)

CABBAGE

(101 = 66 + 35)

BEANBAG

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNACKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNACKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNACKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

BACKBAR

(101 = 66 + 35)

BACKBAR

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNICKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNICKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

BRACING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BACKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BACKBAR

(101 = 66 + 35)

CARBINE

(101 = 66 + 35)

BARBING

(101 = 66 + 35)

REAKING

(101 = 66 + 35)

BRACKEN

(101 = 66 + 35)

BEANBAG

(101 = 66 + 35)

KNACKER

(101 = 66 + 35)

CARBINE

(101 = 66 + 35)

BEANBAG

(99 = 64 + 35)

BEANBAG

(99 = 64 + 35)

BEANBAG

(99 = 64 + 35)

BARBING

(99 = 64 + 35)

BRACING

(99 = 64 + 35)

BRACING

(99 = 64 + 35)

BARBING

(99 = 64 + 35)

BARBING

(99 = 64 + 35)

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Words within the letters of backbreaking

2 letter words in backbreaking (10 words)

aa ab ag ai an ar be en in re

3 letter words in backbreaking (40 words)

ace age air arc are ark baa bag ban bar beg ben bib big bin bra cab can car ear ebb era erg gab gin ice ick ink ire irk kea keg kin nab nag nib rag ran rib rig

4 letter words in backbreaking (66 words)

5 letter words in backbreaking (52 words)

6 letter words in backbreaking (35 words)

7 letter words in backbreaking (22 words)

backbar backing barbing bargain barking beanbag bearing bracing bracken braking breakin cabbage carbine carinae carnage gabbier knacker knicker racking reaking recking ribcage

8 letter words in backbreaking (7 words)

abearing bareback breaking crabbing creaking cribbage rebaking

9 letter words in backbreaking (2 words)

arbekacin rebacking

11 letter words in backbreaking (1 word)

backbearing

12 letter words in backbreaking (1 word)

backbreaking

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Words containing the sequence backbreaking

Words that start with backbreaking (1 word)

backbreaking

Words with backbreaking in them (1 word)

backbreaking

Words that end with backbreaking (1 word)

backbreaking

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Word Growth involving backbreaking

Shorter words in backbreaking

back

in kin akin breakin breaking

re reak break breakin breaking

in kin akin reaking breaking

in kin king reaking breaking

re reak reaking breaking

Longer words containing backbreaking

(No longer words found)