backwardly
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/ˈbækwɚdli/
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/ˈbækwɚdli/ (US) · /ˈbækwədliː/ (UK)
Definition of backwardly
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In a backward direction.
“1552, Richard Huloet, Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Bowed backwardlye, recuruue.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From backward + -ly.
Words you can make from backwardly
172 playable · top: WAYBACK (21 pts)
Best play wayback 21 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
33 words- WACKY 17 pts
- BALKY 14 pts
- BARKY 14 pts
- BAWDY 14 pts
- BRAKY 14 pts
- WRACK 14 pts
- ABACK 13 pts
- ALKYD 13 pts
- BLACK 13 pts
- BYLAW 13 pts
- LARKY 12 pts
- YARAK 12 pts
- ALACK 11 pts
- ALWAY 11 pts
- BADLY 11 pts
- BALDY 11 pts
- KABAR 11 pts
- RAWLY 11 pts
- YCLAD 11 pts
- BRAWL 10 pts
- CLARY 10 pts
- CRAWL 10 pts
- LYCRA 10 pts
- AWARD 9 pts
- BARCA 9 pts
- CABAL 9 pts
- DRAWL 9 pts
- KRAAL 9 pts
- LARDY 9 pts
- LYARD 9 pts
- ALARY 8 pts
- CRAAL 7 pts
- LABRA 7 pts
4-letter words
63 words- BAWK 13 pts
- CAKY 13 pts
- WACK 13 pts
- YACK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- DAWK 12 pts
- ALKY 11 pts
- KRAY 11 pts
- KYAR 11 pts
- LAKY 11 pts
- WADY 11 pts
- WALK 11 pts
- WARK 11 pts
- AWAY 10 pts
- AWRY 10 pts
- BALK 10 pts
- BARK 10 pts
- BAWD 10 pts
- CALK 10 pts
- CARK 10 pts
- KBAR 10 pts
- LACK 10 pts
- RACK 10 pts
- WALY 10 pts
- WARY 10 pts
- YAWL 10 pts
- ABLY 9 pts
- ACYL 9 pts
- BAWL 9 pts
- BLAW 9 pts
- BRAW 9 pts
- BRAY 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- CLAW 9 pts
- CLAY 9 pts
- CRAW 9 pts
- DARK 9 pts
- LACY 9 pts
- RACY 9 pts
- ARAK 8 pts
- CARB 8 pts
- CRAB 8 pts
- DRAW 8 pts
- DRAY 8 pts
- LADY 8 pts
- LARK 8 pts
- WARD 8 pts
- YALD 8 pts
- YARD 8 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- BALD 7 pts
- BARD 7 pts
- BRAD 7 pts
- CARD 7 pts
- CLAD 7 pts
- DARB 7 pts
- DRAB 7 pts
- RAYA 7 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- CARL 6 pts
- LARD 5 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
3-letter words
50 words- KAY 10 pts
- YAK 10 pts
- ACK 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- WAY 9 pts
- WRY 9 pts
- YAW 9 pts
- ABY 8 pts
- BAY 8 pts
- CAW 8 pts
- CAY 8 pts
- CRY 8 pts
- DAK 8 pts
- WAB 8 pts
- ARK 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- DAW 7 pts
- DAY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- WAD 7 pts
- AWA 6 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- BAD 6 pts
- CAD 6 pts
- DAB 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- RAW 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- WAR 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- CAL 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- LAC 5 pts
- DAL 4 pts
- LAD 4 pts
- RAD 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with backwardly
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