VERB
  • Definition - (of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
  • Definition - (of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
  • Definition - To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
  • Example - His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.
NOUN
  • Definition - A failure that leads to further misfortune.
  • Example - His attempt to make money by importing luxury cars backfired horribly when fuel prices tripled.
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
backfiring 22
8 Letter Words
fracking 18 bricking 17
7 Letter Words
finback 18 backing 16 arcking 14 barking 14 braking 14 carking 14 racking 14 ricking 14 barfing 13 farcing 13 bracing 12 fairing 11
6 Letter Words
faking 14 baking 13 biking 13 caking 13 fabric 13 firkin 13 facing 12 fibrin 11 irking 11 raking 11 faring 10 firing 10 arcing 9 baring 9 caring 9 racing 9 ricing 9 airing 7
5 Letter Words
frack 14 brick 13 fakir 12 frank 12 kafir 12 brank 11 brink 11 crank 11 barfi 10 farci 10 ficin 10 finca 10 franc 10 kiang 10 baric 9 cabin 9 fagin 9 rabic 9 acing 8 bring 8 cigar 8 icing 8 infra 8 acini 7 bairn 7 brain 7 cairn 7 naric 7 ricin 7 garni 6 grain 6 iring 6
4 Letter Words
back 12 fink 11 kaif 11 bank 10 bark 10 birk 10 cark 10 kbar 10 nick 10 rack 10 rick 10 barf 9 gink 9 king 9 akin 8 banc 8 carb 8 crab 8 crib 8 fang 8 frag 8 frig 8 kain 8 karn 8 kina 8 kirn 8 knar 8 krai 8 nark 8 raki 8 rank 8 rink 8 bang 7 bing 7 brag 7 brig 7 crag 7 fain 7 fair 7 fiar 7 firn 7 garb 7 grab 7 naif 7 abri 6 bani 6 barn 6 bran 6 brin 6 cain 6
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 ark 7 cab 7 fag 7 fig 7 gif 7 ink 7 irk 7 kin 7 kir 7 arf 6 bag 6 big 6 cig 6 fan 6 far 6 fin 6 fir 6 gab 6 gib 6 rif 6 arb 5 arc 5 ban 5 bar 5 bin 5 bra 5 can 5 car 5 nab 5 nib 5 rib 5 gan 4 gar 4 gin 4 nag 4 rag 4 rig 4 ain 3 air 3 ani 3 rai 3 ran 3 ria 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 fa 5 if 5 ab 4 ba 4 bi 4 ag 3 gi 3 ai 2 an 2 ar 2 in 2 na 2
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