The difference between Back to front and Backwards

When used as adverbs, back to front means turned so that the back is now at the front, whereas backwards means toward the back.

When used as adjectives, back to front means reversed, with the back now at the front, whereas backwards means oriented toward the back.

check bellow for the other definitions of Back to front and Backwards

Back to front as an adverb:

Turned so that the back is now at the front.

Examples:

"I was in such a hurry that I put my underpants on back to front."

Back to front as an adjective:

Reversed, with the back now at the front.

Examples:

"The classic VW Beetle is a back to front car, with the engine at the rear."

Backwards as an adjective:

Oriented toward the back.

Examples:

"The battleship had three backwards guns at the stern, in addition to the primary complement''."
Backwards as an adjective:

Reversed.

Examples:

"The backwards lettering on emergency vehicles makes it possible to read in the rear-view mirror."
Backwards as an adjective (derogatory):

Behind current trends or technology.

Examples:

"Modern medicine regards the use of leeches as a backwards practice."
Backwards as an adjective:

Clumsy, inept, or inefficient, especially in learning.

Examples:

"He was a very backwards scholar, but he was a marvel on the football field."

Backwards as an adverb:

Toward the back.

Examples:

"The cabinet [[topple]]d over backwards."

"Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.''—Søren Kierkegaard"
Backwards as an adverb:

In the opposite direction to usual.

Examples:

"The clock did not work because the battery was inserted backwards."
Backwards as an adverb:

In a manner such that the back precedes the front.

Examples:

"The tour guide walked backwards while droning on to the bored seniors."