Scrabble Dictionary

Find the definition of a word with its score in word games.

Word Games

Scrabble US (21 Points)
Scrabble UK (21 Points)
Words With Friends (23 Points)

Backwards

ˈbakwədz

Backwards definitions
adverb
backwards backward
  1. (of a movement) in the direction of one's back

    "Penny glanced backwards"

    towards the rear rearwards backward behind one
  2. (of an object's motion) back towards the starting point

    "the tape rolled backwards"

  3. in reverse of the usual direction or order

    "count backwards from twenty to ten"

    in reverse from the highest to lowest in reverse order
    • towards the past

      "the songs look backwards to long-ago battles"

    • towards or into a worse state

      "a step backwards for the economy"