backhanded
ADJECTIVE
/bæk,hændɪd/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
backhanded is a valid 10-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1C3K5H4A1N1D2E1D2
3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does backhanded mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
(of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke.
SYNONYMS
2
Roundabout or ambiguous.
“attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity”
“a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal”
SIMILAR
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of backhanded
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