backgammon

noun

back·​gam·​mon ˈbak-ˌga-mən 

ˌbak-ˈga-

: a board game played with dice and counters in which players try to be the first to gather their pieces into one corner and then systematically remove them from the board

Examples of backgammon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People play backgammon and dance around a campfire next to a Music Trunk with a record turntable, while a couple contemplates a frozen lake. —Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025

From there, in the parlor, rounds of chess, billiards, and one last fruitless attempt at backgammon. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025

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Here’s hoping for a backgammon song on the next record. —Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from back entry 3 + Middle English gamen, game game

First Known Use

1647, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for backgammon

• examen
• examine
• glutamine
• famine
• gammon
• mammon
• reexamine

Kids Definition

backgammon

noun

back·​gam·​mon ˈbak-ˌgam-ən 

ˌbak-ˈgam-

: a board game for two played with dice in which the object is to be the first to move all one's pieces around and off the board