Definition of backgrounded

"backgrounded" in the verb sense

1. background, play down, downplay

understate the importance or quality of

"he played down his royal ancestry"

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backgrounded in Scrabble®

The word backgrounded is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks 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: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters backgrounded:

BACKGROUNDED
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

abduced, adducer, adorned, aground, backend, barcode, bedcord, bedrock, boarded, bondage, bounced, bouncer, bounded, bounder, bracken, branded, branked, broaden, brocade, burgeon, cordage, corkage, courage, cranked, croaked, crunode, decagon, dockage, educand, geoduck, groaned, guarded, guerdon, obduced, rebound, redbuck, redound, roadbed, roebuck, rounded, runback, unbaked, unboard, unbrace, unbrake, unbroke, uncaged, uncaked, uncared, uncoded, uncored, undergo, unrobed

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word backgrounded

BACKGROUNDED
(270)
BACKGROUNDED
(243)
BACKGROUNDED
(180)
BACKGROUNDED
(162)
BACKGROUNDED
(108)
BACKGROUNDED
(108)
BACKGROUNDED
(104)
BACKGROUNDED
(100)
BACKGROUNDED
(96)
BACKGROUNDED
(96)
BACKGROUNDED
(92)
BACKGROUNDED
(92)
BACKGROUNDED
(92)
BACKGROUNDED
(92)
BACKGROUNDED
(81)
BACKGROUNDED
(78)
BACKGROUNDED
(70)
BACKGROUNDED
(62)
BACKGROUNDED
(58)
BACKGROUNDED
(58)
BACKGROUNDED
(58)
BACKGROUNDED
(54)
BACKGROUNDED
(52)
BACKGROUNDED
(50)
BACKGROUNDED
(39)
BACKGROUNDED
(35)
BACKGROUNDED
(33)
BACKGROUNDED
(31)
BACKGROUNDED
(31)
BACKGROUNDED
(30)
BACKGROUNDED
(28)
BACKGROUNDED
(28)

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

BACKGROUNDED
(270)
BACKGROUNDED
(243)
BACKGROUNDED
(180)
BACKGROUNDED
(162)
BEDROCK
(114 = 64 + 50)
BACKEND
(114 = 64 + 50)
REDBUCK
(114 = 64 + 50)
REDBUCK
(113 = 63 + 50)
BACKEND
(113 = 63 + 50)
BACKEND
(113 = 63 + 50)
BEDROCK
(113 = 63 + 50)
RUNBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
BRACKEN
(110 = 60 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(110 = 60 + 50)
GEODUCK
(110 = 60 + 50)
BRACKEN
(110 = 60 + 50)
RUNBACK
(110 = 60 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(110 = 60 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(110 = 60 + 50)
GEODUCK
(110 = 60 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(110 = 60 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(110 = 60 + 50)
BACKGROUNDED
(108)
BACKGROUNDED
(108)
BACKEND
(107 = 57 + 50)
REDBUCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
UNCAKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
CRANKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
REDBUCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
CORKAGE
(107 = 57 + 50)
UNBAKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
CROAKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
REDBUCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
BRANKED
(107 = 57 + 50)
BEDROCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
BEDROCK
(107 = 57 + 50)
BACKEND
(107 = 57 + 50)
CORKAGE
(107 = 57 + 50)
UNCAKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
CRANKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
UNBAKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
CROAKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
BRANKED
(106 = 56 + 50)
CORKAGE
(106 = 56 + 50)
BRACKEN
(104 = 54 + 50)
REDBUCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BEDROCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(104 = 54 + 50)
UNBROKE
(104 = 54 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
RUNBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
RUNBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
GEODUCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
UNBRAKE
(104 = 54 + 50)
BACKEND
(104 = 54 + 50)
RUNBACK
(104 = 54 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(104 = 54 + 50)
BACKGROUNDED
(104)
BRACKEN
(104 = 54 + 50)
BRACKEN
(104 = 54 + 50)
OBDUCED
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNBROKE
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNBRAKE
(102 = 52 + 50)
ABDUCED
(102 = 52 + 50)
BEDCORD
(102 = 52 + 50)
UNBAKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
CROAKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BACKEND
(101 = 51 + 50)
BACKEND
(101 = 51 + 50)
BACKEND
(101 = 51 + 50)
CORKAGE
(101 = 51 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(101 = 51 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(101 = 51 + 50)
GEODUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
UNCAKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
GEODUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
REDBUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
REDBUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
GEODUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
CRANKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BRANKED
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEDROCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEDROCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEDROCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BEDROCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
REDBUCK
(101 = 51 + 50)
BRACKEN
(100 = 50 + 50)
BACKGROUNDED
(100)
BARCODE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEDROCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEDCORD
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBDUCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEDCORD
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBDUCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
CRANKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BEDCORD
(98 = 48 + 50)
GEODUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
GEODUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNCAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNBROKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNCAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
GEODUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
CORKAGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNBRAKE
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRACKEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRACKEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CROAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRACKEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
BRACKEN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CROAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
BROCADE
(98 = 48 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(98 = 48 + 50)
BACKEND
(98 = 48 + 50)
RUNBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
RUNBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
BOUNCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
REDBUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNBAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
ABDUCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
RUNBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
ABDUCED
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNBAKED
(98 = 48 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(98 = 48 + 50)
RUNBACK
(98 = 48 + 50)
UNBROKE
(96 = 46 + 50)
BACKGROUNDED
(96)
UNBRAKE
(96 = 46 + 50)
BACKGROUNDED
(96)
OBDUCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
GEODUCK
(95 = 45 + 50)
BEDCORD
(95 = 45 + 50)
OBDUCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
ABDUCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BARCODE
(95 = 45 + 50)
ABDUCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CORKAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CROAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CORKAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
RUNBACK
(95 = 45 + 50)
BARCODE
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CROAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CORKAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
BROCADE
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNCAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNBAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CROAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNCAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BOUNCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNCAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNCAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRACKEN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CROAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CORKAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
BOUNCED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BEDCORD
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNBAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
ROEBUCK
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BROCADE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BROCADE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNBAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNCAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNBAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
UNBAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BARCODE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
DOCKAGE
(95 = 45 + 50)
CROAKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BRANKED
(95 = 45 + 50)
BACKEND
(94 = 44 + 50)
BOUNDED
(94 = 44 + 50)
BOARDED
(94 = 44 + 50)
UNCAGED
(94 = 44 + 50)
REDBUCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
DECAGON
(94 = 44 + 50)
REDBUCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
ADDUCER
(94 = 44 + 50)
BEDROCK
(94 = 44 + 50)
BACKEND
(94 = 44 + 50)
EDUCAND
(94 = 44 + 50)
CORDAGE
(94 = 44 + 50)
UNBRACE
(94 = 44 + 50)
BOUNCER
(94 = 44 + 50)
BRANDED
(94 = 44 + 50)

backgrounded in Words With Friends™

The word backgrounded is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks 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: 28

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters backgrounded:

BACKGROUNDED
(360)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (53 words)

abduced, adducer, adorned, aground, backend, barcode, bedcord, bedrock, boarded, bondage, bounced, bouncer, bounded, bounder, bracken, branded, branked, broaden, brocade, burgeon, cordage, corkage, courage, cranked, croaked, crunode, decagon, dockage, educand, geoduck, groaned, guarded, guerdon, obduced, rebound, redbuck, redound, roadbed, roebuck, rounded, runback, unbaked, unboard, unbrace, unbrake, unbroke, uncaged, uncaked, uncared, uncoded, uncored, undergo, unrobed

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word backgrounded

BACKGROUNDED
(360)
BACKGROUNDED
(324)
BACKGROUNDED
(306)
BACKGROUNDED
(306)
BACKGROUNDED
(252)
BACKGROUNDED
(240)
BACKGROUNDED
(132)
BACKGROUNDED
(128)
BACKGROUNDED
(124)
BACKGROUNDED
(120)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(84)
BACKGROUNDED
(76)
BACKGROUNDED
(76)
BACKGROUNDED
(76)
BACKGROUNDED
(68)
BACKGROUNDED
(68)
BACKGROUNDED
(40)
BACKGROUNDED
(39)
BACKGROUNDED
(37)
BACKGROUNDED
(36)
BACKGROUNDED
(36)
BACKGROUNDED
(35)
BACKGROUNDED
(35)
BACKGROUNDED
(35)
BACKGROUNDED
(34)
BACKGROUNDED
(34)
BACKGROUNDED
(33)
BACKGROUNDED
(32)

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

BACKGROUNDED
(360)
BACKGROUNDED
(324)
BACKGROUNDED
(306)
BACKGROUNDED
(306)
BACKGROUNDED
(252)
BACKGROUNDED
(240)
BACKEND
(140 = 105 + 35)
RUNBACK
(140 = 105 + 35)
REDBUCK
(140 = 105 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(137 = 102 + 35)
REDBUCK
(134 = 99 + 35)
BACKEND
(134 = 99 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(134 = 99 + 35)
BACKGROUNDED
(132)
CORKAGE
(131 = 96 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(131 = 96 + 35)
BRACKEN
(131 = 96 + 35)
GEODUCK
(131 = 96 + 35)
RUNBACK
(128 = 93 + 35)
BACKEND
(128 = 93 + 35)
UNCAKED
(128 = 93 + 35)
BACKGROUNDED
(128)
RUNBACK
(128 = 93 + 35)
UNBAKED
(128 = 93 + 35)
BRANKED
(125 = 90 + 35)
BEDROCK
(125 = 90 + 35)
CRANKED
(125 = 90 + 35)
GEODUCK
(125 = 90 + 35)
BEDROCK
(125 = 90 + 35)
BACKGROUNDED
(124)
REDBUCK
(122 = 87 + 35)
RUNBACK
(122 = 87 + 35)
REDBUCK
(122 = 87 + 35)
UNBAKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
BACKEND
(122 = 87 + 35)
UNCAKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
BACKEND
(122 = 87 + 35)
CROAKED
(122 = 87 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(122 = 87 + 35)
BACKGROUNDED
(120)
BRACKEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
OBDUCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
OBDUCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
UNBRAKE
(119 = 84 + 35)
UNBRAKE
(119 = 84 + 35)
BEDROCK
(119 = 84 + 35)
BRACKEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
BEDROCK
(119 = 84 + 35)
UNBROKE
(119 = 84 + 35)
UNBROKE
(119 = 84 + 35)
BOUNCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(119 = 84 + 35)
ABDUCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
BOUNCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
BRACKEN
(119 = 84 + 35)
ABDUCED
(119 = 84 + 35)
GEODUCK
(119 = 84 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(119 = 84 + 35)
CORKAGE
(119 = 84 + 35)
REDBUCK
(116 = 81 + 35)
RUNBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(116 = 81 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(116 = 81 + 35)
BACKEND
(116 = 81 + 35)
UNBRACE
(116 = 81 + 35)
BOUNCER
(116 = 81 + 35)
RUNBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
UNCAGED
(116 = 81 + 35)
RUNBACK
(116 = 81 + 35)
REDBUCK
(116 = 81 + 35)
REDBUCK
(116 = 81 + 35)
BEDCORD
(116 = 81 + 35)
GEODUCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRACKEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
GEODUCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRACKEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
EDUCAND
(113 = 78 + 35)
BOUNDED
(113 = 78 + 35)
BONDAGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNCODED
(113 = 78 + 35)
DECAGON
(113 = 78 + 35)
CORKAGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
BARCODE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CORKAGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNBRAKE
(113 = 78 + 35)
UNBROKE
(113 = 78 + 35)
CORKAGE
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRACKEN
(113 = 78 + 35)
BROCADE
(113 = 78 + 35)
EDUCAND
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BRANKED
(113 = 78 + 35)
CRANKED
(113 = 78 + 35)
BEDROCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BEDROCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(113 = 78 + 35)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
BACKGROUNDED
(112)
REDBUCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
BACKEND
(111 = 76 + 35)
REDBUCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
REDBUCK
(111 = 76 + 35)
BACKEND
(111 = 76 + 35)
RUNBACK
(111 = 76 + 35)
RUNBACK
(111 = 76 + 35)
RUNBACK
(111 = 76 + 35)
BACKEND
(111 = 76 + 35)
UNCORED
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNROBED
(110 = 75 + 35)
BEDCORD
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNCAGED
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNCARED
(110 = 75 + 35)
REDBUCK
(110 = 75 + 35)
CROAKED
(110 = 75 + 35)
BACKEND
(110 = 75 + 35)
BOUNCER
(110 = 75 + 35)
COURAGE
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBRACE
(110 = 75 + 35)
CRUNODE
(110 = 75 + 35)
UNBOARD
(110 = 75 + 35)
RUNBACK
(110 = 75 + 35)
BEDCORD
(110 = 75 + 35)
BOUNDER
(110 = 75 + 35)
GEODUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRANKED
(107 = 72 + 35)
GEODUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
DECAGON
(107 = 72 + 35)
GEODUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
ROADBED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDROCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BONDAGE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDROCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BROCADE
(107 = 72 + 35)
GEODUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
CRANKED
(107 = 72 + 35)
GEODUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BURGEON
(107 = 72 + 35)
BURGEON
(107 = 72 + 35)
BARCODE
(107 = 72 + 35)
ABDUCED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BROCADE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRACKEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
CORKAGE
(107 = 72 + 35)
OBDUCED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDROCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BOUNCED
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRACKEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(107 = 72 + 35)
BARCODE
(107 = 72 + 35)
BRACKEN
(107 = 72 + 35)
BEDCORD
(104 = 69 + 35)
BOUNCER
(104 = 69 + 35)
BACKEND
(104 = 69 + 35)
REBOUND
(104 = 69 + 35)
BEDCORD
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNBRACE
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNBAKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
BACKEND
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNCAKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BRANDED
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORDAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ADDUCER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CORDAGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
BEDCORD
(104 = 69 + 35)
CROAKED
(104 = 69 + 35)
RUNBACK
(104 = 69 + 35)
UNCAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(103 = 68 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(103 = 68 + 35)
DOCKAGE
(103 = 68 + 35)
UNCAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
UNCAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
UNBAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
UNBAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
UNBAKED
(103 = 68 + 35)
BUCKED
(102)
BONDAGE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BOUNCED
(101 = 66 + 35)
EDUCAND
(101 = 66 + 35)
ABDUCED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BOUNDED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BOARDED
(101 = 66 + 35)
ROEBUCK
(101 = 66 + 35)
BEDROCK
(101 = 66 + 35)
EDUCAND
(101 = 66 + 35)
BARCODE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BARCODE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROCADE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BOUNDED
(101 = 66 + 35)
BURGEON
(101 = 66 + 35)
BARCODE
(101 = 66 + 35)
BROCADE
(101 = 66 + 35)
UNBRAKE
(101 = 66 + 35)

Words within the letters of backgrounded

2 letter words in backgrounded (15 words)

9 letter words in backgrounded (2 words)

10 letter words in backgrounded (2 words)

12 letter words in backgrounded (1 word)

Words containing the sequence backgrounded

Words that start with backgrounded (1 word)

Words with backgrounded in them (1 word)

Words that end with backgrounded (1 word)

Word Growth involving backgrounded

Shorter words in backgrounded

back background

un round ground background

un round ground grounded

un round rounded grounded

Longer words containing backgrounded

(No longer words found)