Backword
Daily crosswords & word games
Free · In‑App Purchases
Backword brings three word games and a Word of the Day together into one daily ritual to get your brain moving.
Play Backword, a clever six-letter word game where the answer reveals from the end. Solve a fresh daily crossword. Then take on a deeper weekly crossword when you want a bigger challenge.
Every day counts. Build the highest score you can across all three games over a rolling 14-day period, climb the rating tiers, and see how long you can sustain the top level.
Track your progress, protect your streaks, use hints when you need them, and return to the archive whenever you want another puzzle.
Whether you have two minutes or twenty, Backword gives you a satisfying word challenge to come back to every day.
Features:
- Daily Backword puzzle
- Daily crossword
- Weekly crossword
- Word of the Day
- Rolling 14-day score
- Rating tiers to climb and maintain
- Streaks, stats, and completion tracking
- Puzzle archive
- Hints when you get stuck
- Optional Pro upgrade for an ad-free experience, unlimited archive access, and unlimited hints
Currently only supports English language
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Added new option to Backword game to switch between easy and normal mode - easy mode reveals more letters with each guess
- Added more stats to backword stats
- UI improvements throughout
- Fixed US/UK regional spelling issues
The developer, Sean Williams, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Location
- Usage Data
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- Usage Data
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Sean Williams
- Size
- 12.2 MB
- Category
- Word
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annual Pro Pass $11.99
- Monthly Pro Pass $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Backword. All rights reserved.