Backcrossing

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:23 ptsWWF:28 pts12 letters

Definition of Backcrossing

verb

To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.

noun

The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.

Anagrams of Backcrossing

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "backcrossing":

9-LETTER WORDS

backcross crackings

8-LETTER WORDS

ascorbic assignor backings bracings brassing brokings carbonic corbinas cracking croaking crocking crossing narcosis organics sackings+3 more

7-LETTER WORDS

acronic arcking arkosic askings backing bagnios bakings barking barongs basions basking bicorns bicrons boccias bonacis+15 more

Related Word Patterns

BA...Words starting with "ba"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 12-letter words Unscramble "backcrossing"

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

Related Words

babyproofing bacchanalian bachelordoms bachelorette bachelorhood backbenchers backbreakers backbreaking backchecking backcourtman backcourtmen backdropping backflipping backgrounded backgrounder