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Is BACKWARDS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BACKWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BACKWARDS mean?

  1. adverb

    at or to or toward the back or rear

    “he moved back”

  2. adverb

    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'”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
23
Letters
9

B (3) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for BACKWARDS

BACKWARDS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the end.

Anagrams of BACKWARDS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from BACKWARDS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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