<p><strong>No</strong>.  From the <a href="https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Sorry.PDF" rel="nofollow noreferrer">official rules</a> (emphasis mine):</p>

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  <p>To move a pawn from your START out onto the track, you must draw either a 1 or a 2... <strong>You may not start a pawn out with any other cards.</strong> </p>
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2017-05-07T19:09:31.930Z
I'd give good odds that OP intended to ask about moving backwards from the space right outside of START to bypass going around the board, because that's what _everyone_ asks when they learn this game (with good reason: it's an extraordinarily powerful move). Nonetheless, +1 for noticing that OP _might_ be asking a different question.
Benjamin Cosman
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2017-05-07T18:29:29.720Z
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BJ Myers
<p>Can you move a piece from start with a backwards 4 card?</p>

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2017-05-07T16:56:44.377Z
See [this question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/27727/can-you-move-backwards-4-spaces-right-outside-of-the-safety-zone?rq=1) - you have to be at least two spaces beyond the START zone.
BJ Myers
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2017-05-07T18:16:58.357Z
@BJMyers It sounds like you're interpreting that answer incorrectly: you are allowed to move a piece backwards 4 from start or anywhere else. _On a subsequent turn_, _if_ you have moved backwards at least 2 from start - i.e. if Safety is now "ahead" of you rather than behind you (note that it's 2 spaces away from start) - then you are allowed to move forward into Safety.
Benjamin Cosman
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2017-05-07T18:27:25.523Z
@BenjaminCosman Yep, you're correct.  My bad. :)
BJ Myers
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2017-05-07T19:00:20.817Z
@BJMyers makes a good point in his answer below: by "start" do you mean what the game calls START or do you mean the track space right outside it? To get a pawn from START onto the track, you need a 1 or 2.
Benjamin Cosman
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2017-05-07T19:37:13.173Z
Retracting my duplicate vote. The other question is about a pawn that's already moved out of start.
GendoIkari
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sorry! Move backward 4 card, can you move a piece from start?
user20614
# sorry! Move backward 4 card, can you move a piece from start?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-07)

Can you move a piece from start with a backwards 4 card?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See [this question](https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/27727/can-you-move-backwards-4-spaces-right-outside-of-the-safety-zone?rq=1) - you have to be at least two spaces beyond the START zone.  
> **username_2**: @username_1 It sounds like you're interpreting that answer incorrectly: you are allowed to move a piece backwards 4 from start or anywhere else. _On a subsequent turn_, _if_ you have moved backwards at least 2 from start - i.e. if Safety is now "ahead" of you rather than behind you (note that it's 2 spaces away from start) - then you are allowed to move forward into Safety.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 Yep, you're correct.  My bad. :)  
> **username_2**: @username_1 makes a good point in his answer below: by "start" do you mean what the game calls START or do you mean the track space right outside it? To get a pawn from START onto the track, you need a 1 or 2.  
> **username_3**: Retracting my duplicate vote. The other question is about a pawn that's already moved out of start.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-07. Score: 3

**No**. From the [official rules](https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/Sorry.PDF) (emphasis mine):

> To move a pawn from your START out onto the track, you must draw either a 1 or a 2... **You may not start a pawn out with any other cards.**

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I'd give good odds that OP intended to ask about moving backwards from the space right outside of START to bypass going around the board, because that's what _everyone_ asks when they learn this game (with good reason: it's an extraordinarily powerful move). Nonetheless, +1 for noticing that OP _might_ be asking a different question.  

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