spell backwards

Frequency: 6.05.0 per million words

To say or write the letters of a word in reverse order.

backwardsverb + backwards

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spell

Examples (10)

  • Can you spell the word 'level' backwards?
  • My little sister is learning to spell her name backwards.
  • He challenged me to spell 'onomatopoeia' backwards.
  • In the game, you get extra points if you can spell the word backwards correctly.
  • As part of the sobriety test, the officer asked him to spell the alphabet backwards.
  • It's surprisingly difficult to spell even simple words backwards.
  • Try to spell your last name backwards as fast as you can.
  • When I was a kid, I could spell almost any word backwards.
  • The final round requires contestants to spell five words backwards in a row.
  • She finds it impossible to spell anything backwards without writing it down first.