Scrabble Dictionary

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Yes, backward is playable

...and is worth 22 points.

Found in the following dictionaries

Enable (Words with friends)
SOWPODS (Collins Scrabble Words)
OTCWL2014 (NASPA Word List 2014)
TWL06 (NASPA List 2006)

"Backward" Definition

noun

The part behind or past.

adjective

Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked.
Directed or facing toward the back or rear.
Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.
Directed or turned backward.

adverb

In a reverse manner or order.
To or toward the back or rear.
To, toward, or into the past.
Toward a worse or less advanced condition.
With the back leading.

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