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
11 Letter Words
abominators 15
6 Letter Words
fracks 15 frocks 15 akimbo 14 bricks 14 brocks 14 imbark 14 kaboom 14 karmic 14 tambak 14 tombak 14 biform 13 comfit 13 confab 13 fabric 13 fakirs 13 formic 13 franks 13 kafirs 13 kaftan 13 koftas 13 krafts 13 nakfas 13 sifaka 13 amtrak 12 antick 12 bankit 12 batiks 12 boinks 12 branks 12 brinks 12 bromic 12 brooks 12 cabman 12 cambia 12 catkin 12 combat 12 combis 12 combos 12 coombs 12 crambo 12 cranks 12 croaks 12 crooks 12 kabars 12 kamsin 12 kaonic 12 karmas 12 kimono 12 kismat 12 kormas 12
5 Letter Words
frack 14 frock 14 aback 13 backs 13 bocks 13 brick 13 brock 13 macks 13 micks 13 mocks 13 smack 13 smock 13 fakir 12 finks 12 forks 12 frank 12 frisk 12 kafir 12 kaifs 12 kofta 12 kraft 12 mafic 12 nakfa 12 amoks 11 banks 11 barks 11 batik 11 birks 11 boink 11 bonks 11 books 11 borks 11 brank 11 brink 11 brisk 11 brook 11 carks 11 combi 11 combo 11 combs 11 conks 11 cooks 11 coomb 11 corks 11 crank 11 croak 11 crook 11 kabar 11 karma 11 kbars 11
4 Letter Words
back 12 bock 12 mack 12 mick 12 mock 12 fink 11 fork 11 kafs 11 kaif 11 kifs 11 amok 10 bank 10 bark 10 bask 10 birk 10 bisk 10 bonk 10 book 10 bork 10 bosk 10 cark 10 cask 10 comb 10 conk 10 cook 10 cork 10 icks 10 kabs 10 kami 10 kbar 10 knob 10 kobo 10 kobs 10 maki 10 mako 10 mark 10 mask 10 mink 10 mirk 10 monk 10 mook 10 mosk 10 nick 10 nock 10 rack 10 rick 10 rock 10 sack 10 sick 10 skim 10
3 Letter Words
kaf 10 kif 10 ick 9 kab 9 kob 9 caf 8 fab 8 fib 8 fob 8 ark 7 ask 7 bam 7 cab 7 cam 7 cob 7 ink 7 irk 7 kas 7 kat 7 kin 7 kir 7 kis 7 kit 7 koa 7 koi 7 kor 7 kos 7 mac 7 mib 7 mic 7 mob 7 moc 7 oak 7 oik 7 oka 7 ska 7 ski 7 tsk 7 aft 6 arf 6 fan 6 far 6 fas 6 fat 6 fin 6 fir 6 fit 6 fon 6 foo 6 for 6
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 as 2 at 2 in 2 is 2 it 2 na 2 no 2 oi 2 on 2 or 2 os 2 si 2 so 2 ta 2 ti 2 to 2
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