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Is across a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word across is a Scrabble US word. The word across is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1C3R1O1S1S1

Is across a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word across is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1C3R1O1S1S1

Is across a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word across is a Words With Friends word. The word across is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

ACROSS,OSCARS,

5-letter words (11 found)

ACROS,ARCOS,CRASS,CROSS,ORCAS,OSCAR,SAROS,SCARS,SOARS,SOCAS,SORAS,

4-letter words (20 found)

ACRO,ARCO,ARCS,CARS,CORS,COSS,OARS,OCAS,ORCA,ORCS,OSAR,OSSA,ROCS,SACS,SARS,SCAR,SOAR,SOCA,SOCS,SORA,

3-letter words (17 found)

ARC,ARS,ASS,CAR,COR,COS,OAR,OCA,ORA,ORC,ORS,RAS,ROC,SAC,SAR,SOC,SOS,

2-letter words (5 found)

AR,AS,OR,OS,SO,

You can make 55 words from across according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of across

across

Alternative forms

  • acrost (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”); Equivalent to a- +‎ cross. More at cross.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ə-krŏs′, IPA(key): /əˈkɹɒs/
  • (General American) enPR: ə-krôs′, IPA(key): /əˈkɹɔs/
  • (cot–caught merger, Canada) enPR: ə-krŏs′, IPA(key): /əˈkɹɑs/
  • Rhymes: -ɒs, -ɔːs
  • Hyphenation: across

Preposition

across

  1. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  2. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
  3. (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
    • 1994 June 21, Thong P Tong <[email protected]>, "Re: Battle Tech Center", message-ID <[email protected]>, comp.sys.ibm.pc.games, Usenet [1]:
      And make sure you're parked across the mall in the outside lot. […] Last time I was there, I parked in a parking structure and paid an arm and a leg for it.
  4. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
  5. At or near the far end of (a space).
  6. Spanning.
  7. Throughout.
  8. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
  9. In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.

Related terms

  • cross

Translations

Adverb

across (not comparable)

  1. From one side to the other.
  2. On the other side.
  3. In a particular direction.
  4. (crosswords) Horizontally.

Translations

Noun

across (plural acrosses)

  1. (crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
    I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “across”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “across”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “across”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Oscars, ROSCAs, Rascos, caross, oscars

Source: wiktionary.org