Definition of backcross

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • backcross is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
  • backcross is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
  • backcross is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of backcross


  • mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents (verb)

See definition of backcross in Merriam Webster