Is BACKWARDS a word?
BACKWARDS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words With Friends, has 9 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BACKWARDS is a valid word.
What does backwards mean?
adverb: at or to or toward the back or rear.
“he moved back”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BACKWARDS: word details
- Pronunciation: BAK-wurdz (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 9 letters, a long word. It is one of 41,139 9-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 23 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 backwards
Shorter words inside backwards
Words you can make from the letters of backwards.
Solve a whole rack, not just BACKWARDS
BACKWARDS 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 BACKWARDS mean?
BACKWARDS is a adverb. It means: at or to or toward the back or rear.
Is BACKWARDS a valid word?
Yes, BACKWARDS is a valid word. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 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.