Definitions For Backronym
Verb
{{en-verb}} To create a backronym.Noun
{{examples, BASIC, gloss=Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code fuck, FUCK, gloss=For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (folk etymology) MADD, gloss=Mothers Against Drunk Driving posh, POSH, gloss=Port Out, Starboard Home (folk etymology) SAD, gloss=Seasonal Affective Disorder {{w, Patriot Act, USA PATRIOT Act}} WASH, gloss=Water, Sanitation and Hygiene }} BACKRONYM (plural BACKRONYMs) A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes as a folk etymology, sometimes as a contrived acronym to name a new organization, proposal, or other entity.Derived terms
backronymicTranslations
{{trans-top}} Chinese: : Mandarin: 支援頭文字, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 支援头文字 (zhīyuántóuwénzì, sc=Hani) Finnish: backronym, bakronyymi, jälkeenpäin muodostaa, muodostettu lyhenne French: rétro-acronyme, m German: Backronym, n Japanese: バクロニム (bakuronimu, sc=Jpan) Korean: 배크로님, sc=Kore Swedish: backronym, n Turkish: kısaltma adSee also
recursive acronymAlternative forms
bacronymEtymology
back, acronym.Is Backronym a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
NO
Scrabble US
NO
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
NO
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
25
The word Backronym is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends