Definitions For Backstory

Noun

BACKSTORY (plural backstories) The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person. A fictitious account of a person's history designed to conceal their actual history and motives; a cover story. A prequel.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 背景故事 (bèijǐng gùshì, sc=Hani) Finnish: taustatarina French: toile de fond German: Hintergrundgeschichte, Backstory Hungarian: előtörténet, háttértörténet Japanese: 裏話 (うらばなし, urabanashi, sc=Jpan) Korean: 뒷이야기, sc=Kore Malay: latar tempat Spanish: historia de fondo Swedish: bakgrundshistoria, bakgrundsberättelse

Alternative forms

Etymology

back + story

Is Backstory a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
21

The word Backstory is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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