backbite

Plural: backbites

Verb

Verb Forms: backbit, backbitten, backbiting, backbites

To speak maliciously about someone who is not present.
say mean things
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To speak badly of an absent individual.

Noun

One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.

Examples

It’s poor sportsmanship to backbite your opponent after they play a brilliant word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bakbiten, bacbiten, equivalent to back- + bite. Cognate with Icelandic bakbíta (“to backbite, vilify”).

Synonyms

bitch

Scrabble Score: 18

backbite: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
backbite: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
backbite: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

backbite: valid Words With Friends Word