The word backword is a valid scrabble word, except in North America

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • backword n. A contention, retort, or reply.
  • backword n. A contradiction or answer to put off an engagement; a countermand.
  • backword n. A section of commentary at the end of a book.

19 valid words from 3 definitions

AN ANSWER AT BOOK COMMENTARY CONTENTION CONTRADICTION COUNTERMAND END ENGAGEMENT OF OFF OR PUT REPLY RETORT SECTION THE TO

7 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

BA BAC BACK OR ORD WO WORD

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AB CAB DROW OW ROW

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

BACKWARD BACKWOOD BACKWORK

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

BACKSWORD

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

BACKWORDS

2 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+S BACKSWORD BACKWORDS

Scrabble scoring

  • 20 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)
  • No anagrams can be formed by removing a letter (New word formed with all the letters of the word minus a letter.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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