Adverbs
12 Letter Words
Landmarks
"Back" in Sports
Ads & Taglines
100

When it means "beautiful", as before "woman", it's an adjective; when it comes before "good", it's an adverb

pretty

100

Medical professional who studies & treats poisonings

toxicologist

100

Rising over 828 meters, this skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, holds the title of the tallest building in the world, with its design inspired by Islamic architecture.

Burj Khalifa

100

In basketball, you'll always find it hanging around the basket

backboard

100

"Expect more. Pay less"

Target

200

Motherly synonym

maternally

200

 In physics it's the rate of change of velocity with respect to time, not necessarily an increase in speed

acceleration

200

This historical site in Peru, constructed by the Inca civilization, is renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar and is often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas."

Machu Picchu

200

On an 18-hole golf course, it's holes 10-18

back-nine

200

"When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight"

FedEx
300

 Almost as if I'm actually there, with or without the high-tech headset

virtually

300

A real humdinger of a word, in 1991 it became a music festival, now held annually in Chicago

Lollapalooza

300

Roughly 2,080 lbs.; it was worth about $300 to Pennsylvania in 1752; it's now damaged but priceless

Liberty Bell

300

It's a catch in baseball, a shot in hockey & a stroke in tennis

backhand

300

"The ultimate driving machine"

BMW

400

This word for going in a slanting direction sounds just like a Harry Potter location

diagonally

400

Hen night is Brit speak for this party for a bride prior to her wedding

Bachelorette

400

The settling of the foundation of this medieval structure caused a slant of about 5.5 degrees by the 20th century

Leaning tower of Pisa

400

This type of cut in basketball is used in different scenarios, one being when your defender continuously attempts to jump a pass towards you

backdoor

400

“Think Outside the Bun”

Taco Bell

500

Given with much hesitation & unwillingness, from the Latin for "struggling against"

reluctantly

500

Value-wise, it begins once you drive your new car off the lot

depreciation

500

Found in India, this mausoleum, constructed of white marble, was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.

Taj Mahal

500

In the game of billiards, this technique involves striking the cue ball below its center, often used to control the path and speed of the cue ball after impact.

backspin

500

“Obey your thirst”

Sprite