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BACKLIGHT

9 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

BACKLIGHT is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

BACKLIGHTS-s 11 BACKLIGHTING-ing 11 BACKLIGHTED-ed 11 BACKLIT 5
noun
  1. uncountableLight shining from a source behind the object of interest or attention.
    • The backlight from the sunset cast the pier and the crowd in silhouette.
    • Egg candling uses backlight to look for chick embryos.
  2. countableA spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind.
  3. uncountableLight that is behind a photographic subject.
  4. countableA light attached to an LCD display.
  5. countableThe rear window of a motor car.
verb
  1. transitiveTo illuminate something from behind.