backward
Backward is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including directed or facing toward the back or rear or at or to or toward the back or rear.
Length
8
Scrabble
20
WWF
22
Starts
BA
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “BACKWARD” Mean?
/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)d/
backward has 7 documented senses across adjective, adverb.
Adjective
4 sensesdirected or facing toward the back or rear
“a backward view”
(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature
“a backward lover”
retarded in intellectual development
Synonyms
having made less than normal progress
“an economically backward country”
Adverb
3 sensesin 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
in or to or toward a past time
“set the clocks back an hour”
“never look back”
“lovers of the past looking fondly backward”
Synonyms
Synonyms for BACKWARD
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
directed or facing toward the back or rear
Length
8 letters
Starts With
B
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
B, A, C, K, W, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★BACKWARD has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆BACKWARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆BACKWARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆BACKWARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
BA, AC, CK, KW, WA, AR, RD
Trigrams
BAC, ACK, CKW, KWA, WAR, ARD
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