piggyback
ADVERBVERBNOUN
/pɪɡi,bæk/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
piggyback is a valid 9-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3I1G2G2Y4B3A1C3K5
3 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING
What does piggyback mean?
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
1
On the back or shoulder or astraddle on the hip.
“she carried her child piggyback”
SYNONYMS
2
On a railroad flatcar.
“the trailer rode piggyback across the country”
SYNONYMS
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Bring into alignment with.
“an amendment to piggyback the current law”
BROADER
2
Haul by railroad car.
BROADER
3
Haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars.
BROADER
4
Ride on someone's shoulders or back.
BROADER
5
Support on the back and shoulders.
“He piggybacked her child so she could see the show”
BROADER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The act of carrying something piggyback.
BROADER