There are 140 words hidden in the letters of BACKWARDS, from 12 two-letter words up to DRAWBACKS (9 letters). For points, BACKWARDS is best at 21.
BACKWARDS is an anagram of DRAWBACKS, using all 9 letters. BACKWARDS has 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants, worth 21 points before any board bonuses.
Anagrams of BACKWARDS 1
drawbacks21
9-letter words 2
backwards21drawbacks21
8-letter words 2
backward20drawback20
7-letter words 1
backsaw18
6-letter words 4
awards10kabars12scarab10wracks15
5-letter words 29
aback13araks9award9backs13bards8barks11bawds11brads8braws10carbs9cards8carks11crabs9craws10darbs8darks10dawks13drabs8draws9kabar11kbars11racks11sabra7sacra7sward9wacks14wards9warks12wrack14
4-letter words 54
abas6arak8arbs6arcs6arks8baas6back12bads7bard7bark10bars6bask10bawd10brad7bras6braw9cabs8cads7carb8card7cark10cars6casa6cask10caws9crab8craw9dabs7daks9darb7dark9dawk12daws8drab7draw8kaas8kabs10kbar10rack10rads5raws7sack10sard5sark8scab8scad7scar6swab9wabs9wack13wads8ward8wark11wars7
3-letter words 36
aas3aba5abs5ads4arb5arc5ark7ars3ask7awa6baa5bad6bar5bas5bra5cab7cad6car5caw8dab6dak8daw7kab9kas7rad4ras3raw6sab5sac5sad4saw6ska7wab8wad7war6was6
2-letter words 12
aa2ab4ad3ar2as2aw5ba4cs4ka6kb8ks6rs2
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.