BACKPEDALED

11 letters 23 Scrabble points

Definition of BACKPEDALED

verb
  1. To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

  2. To step backwards.

    "The player had to backpedal before catching the ball."

  3. To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

    "Though initially adopting a hard-line stance, the politician soon started to backpedal."

Related words: climb down

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters B A C K P E D A L E D
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 23 points