How many points is BACKWARDS worth in Scrabble?

BACKWARDS is worth 21 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which dictionaries accept BACKWARDS?

BACKWARDS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).

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BACKWARDS is a valid Scrabble word in CSW24 (International). It scores 21 points. BACKWARDS means "towards the rear".

/ˈbæk.wə(ɹ)dz/

Oriented toward the back.
Example: The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement.
Reversed.
Example: The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror.
Behind current trends or technology.
Example: Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice.

Toward the back.
Example: Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.—Søren Kierkegaard
In the opposite direction to usual.
Example: The clock did not work because the battery was inserted backwards.
In a manner such that the back precedes the front.
Example: The tour guide walked backwards while droning on to the bored seniors.

Synonyms: contrariwise, reversedly, back to front, in reverse, hindwards, rearward, retrograde

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adverb

Valid CSW (UK) Scrabble Word

towards the rear

In a sentence: "They did it backwards."

Check the Scrabble meaning of BACKWARDS. It scores 21 points.

Up to 12 highest-scoring shorter words using only the letters in BACKWARDS, without blank tiles.

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Is BACKWARDS a Scrabble word?: BACKWARDS is a valid Scrabble word in CSW24 (International). It scores 21 points.
What does BACKWARDS mean?: towards the rear
How do you use BACKWARDS in a sentence?: In a sentence: "They did it backwards."
How many points is BACKWARDS worth in Scrabble?: BACKWARDS is worth 21 Scrabble points before board bonuses.
Which dictionaries accept BACKWARDS?: BACKWARDS is valid in NWL2023 (US) and valid in CSW24 (International).