thebackwords

How it works

Each day there is a hidden phrase, and a clue you can see. Every word of the clue is the opposite of the word in the same position in the phrase. Work out the phrase.

• Guess any word, in any order.
• Each word gets two guesses.
• Right first time is 100 points, right second time is 50, and a miss is 0.
• There are three rounds, and a new puzzle every day.

Examples

1. They pillaged that village off paper, not stand → answer: We built this city on rock and roll

   We/they, built/pillaged, this/that, city/village, on/off, rock/paper, and/not, roll/stand.

2. You hate me → answer: I love you

   I/you, love/hate, you/me: even the pronouns flip.

3. Then and always → answer: Now or never

   Now/then, or/and, never/always.