Definitions For Backward
adverb
- At or to or toward the back or rear
- In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
- In or to or toward a past time
- At or to or toward the back or rear
- In a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
adjective
- Directed or facing toward the back or rear
- (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
adjective
- Having made less than normal progress
- Retarded in intellectual development
verb
- Toward the back : to or toward what is behind
- Opposite to the usual way : in reverse
- Toward the past
Is Backwards a Scrabble Word?
                        Words With Friends
                        YES                    
                
                        Scrabble US
                        YES                    
                
                        Scrabble UK
                        YES                    
                
                        English International (SOWPODS)
                        YES                    
                
                        Scrabble Global
                        YES                    
                
                        Enable1 Dictionary
                        YES                    
                Points in Different Games
Scrabble
                    
                    
                    21
                    
                    
                Words with Friends
                    
                    
23
                    
                The word Backward is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Backward in a Sentence
- A sudden movement backward, not forward
- I heard a noise behind me and glanced backward.
- He pushed the throttle backward.
- A technologically backward village that has no running water
- A backward turn on ice skates is hard to learn because you can't see where you're going
Synonyms for Backward
Antonyms for Backwards
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