backward
/bækwərd/
adverbadjective
8 letters2 syllables20 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADVERB
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”
2
In or to or toward a past time.
“lovers of the past looking fondly backward”
3
ADJECTIVEAt or to or toward the back or rear.
“tripped when he stepped backward”
1
Retarded in intellectual development.
2
Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
“a backward view”
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”
WORD FORMS
Related formbackwardness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®20 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word40 points
Triple word60 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinackwardbay
Starts & ends withB … D
Syllablesback · ward
SYNONYMS & RELATED33
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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