NOUN
  • Definition - The process by which a new word is formed from an older word by interpreting the former as a derivative of the latter, often by removing a morpheme (real or perceived) from the older word, such as the verb burgle, formed by removing -ar (perceived as an agent-noun suffix) from burglar.
  • Definition - A word created in this way.
  • Example - Back-formations, such as "tambour" (for "play the tambourine"), are a staple of comedic wordplay.
Words in your word
10 Letter Words
abominator 14
9 Letter Words
crankbait 17 fabricant 16 fibromata 16 bromantic 15 carbamino 15 formation 14 inamorato 11
6 Letter Words
akimbo 14 imbark 14 kaboom 14 karmic 14 tambak 14 tombak 14 biform 13 comfit 13 confab 13 fabric 13 formic 13 kaftan 13 amtrak 12 antick 12 bankit 12 bromic 12 cabman 12 cambia 12 catkin 12 combat 12 crambo 12 kaonic 12 kimono 12 mikron 12 oomiak 12 tambac 12 tombac 12 caftan 11 confit 11 factor 11 fantom 11 firman 11 format 11 fracti 11 fricot 11 inform 11 maftir 11 ambari 10 amtrac 10 anomic 10 anorak 10 arabic 10 atomic 10 bantam 10 barman 10 batman 10 bicorn 10 bicron 10 bonaci 10 bromin 10
5 Letter Words
frack 14 frock 14 aback 13 brick 13 brock 13 fakir 12 frank 12 kafir 12 kofta 12 kraft 12 mafic 12 nakfa 12 batik 11 boink 11 brank 11 brink 11 brook 11 combi 11 combo 11 coomb 11 crank 11 croak 11 crook 11 kabar 11 karma 11 korma 11 makar 11 marka 11 mikra 11 track 11 trick 11 trock 11 abaft 10 barfi 10 craft 10 croft 10 facia 10 facta 10 farci 10 finca 10 foram 10 franc 10 mafia 10 motif 10 abaci 9 aboma 9 ambit 9 amnic 9 bacon 9 banco 9
4 Letter Words
back 12 bock 12 mack 12 mick 12 mock 12 fink 11 fork 11 kaif 11 amok 10 bank 10 bark 10 birk 10 bonk 10 book 10 bork 10 cark 10 comb 10 conk 10 cook 10 cork 10 kami 10 kbar 10 knob 10 kobo 10 maki 10 mako 10 mark 10 mink 10 mirk 10 monk 10 mook 10 nick 10 nock 10 rack 10 rick 10 rock 10 tack 10 tick 10 tock 10 barf 9 coft 9 coif 9 coof 9 corf 9 fact 9 farm 9 fico 9 firm 9 foam 9 foci 9
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 kob 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 fob 8 ark 7 bam 7 cab 7 cam 7 cob 7 ink 7 irk 7 kat 7 kin 7 kir 7 kit 7 koa 7 koi 7 kor 7 mac 7 mib 7 mic 7 mob 7 moc 7 oak 7 oik 7 oka 7 aft 6 arf 6 fan 6 far 6 fat 6 fin 6 fir 6 fit 6 fon 6 foo 6 for 6 fro 6 oaf 6 oft 6 oof 6 rif 6 aba 5 abo 5 act 5
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 ok 6 fa 5 if 5 of 5 ab 4 am 4 ba 4 bi 4 bo 4 ma 4 mi 4 mo 4 om 4 aa 2 ai 2 an 2 ar 2 at 2 in 2 it 2 na 2 no 2 oi 2 on 2 or 2 ta 2 ti 2 to 2
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