Is BACKWARD a word?
BACKWARD is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BACKWARD is a valid word.
What does backward mean?
adjective: directed or facing toward the back or rear.
“a backward view”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BACKWARD: word details
- Pronunciation: BAK-wurd (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 22 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of backward
Shorter words inside backward
Words you can make from the letters of backward.
Solve a whole rack, not just BACKWARD
BACKWARD is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BACKWARD mean?
BACKWARD is a adjective. It means: directed or facing toward the back or rear.
Is BACKWARD a valid word?
Yes, BACKWARD is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.