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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

21

Scrabble

23

Words With Friends

9

Letters

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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