backward

ADVERBADJECTIVE /bækwərd/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B

backward is a valid 8-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3A1C3K5W4A1R1D2
3 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does backward mean?

ADVERB · 3 SENSES
1

In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal.

“it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'”

“the child put her jersey on backward”

SYNONYMS
2

In or to or toward a past time.

“lovers of the past looking fondly backward”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
3

At or to or toward the back or rear.

“tripped when he stepped backward”

ANTONYMS
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

Retarded in intellectual development.

SIMILAR
2

Directed or facing toward the back or rear.

“a backward view”

ANTONYMS
3

Having made less than normal progress.

“an economically backward country”

4

(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature.

“a backward lover”

ANTONYMS
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Anagrams of backward

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