back- root words — words with the back- root

The root back- comes from Old English baec, meaning back. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including backspace, paperbacks, comebacks, backdate, backhoe, backslapper, backstories, backstory, canvasback, humpback, pullback, rollback. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the back- root

Explore words with back- — words containing the back- root and sharing its sense of "back". Examples include backspace, paperbacks, comebacks, backdate, backhoe, backslapper, backstories, backstory, canvasback, humpback, pullback, rollback. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The back- root means back, from Old English baec. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.