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Is aft a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aft is a Scrabble US word. The word aft is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word aft is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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3-letter words (2 found)

AFT,FAT,

2-letter words (3 found)

AT,FA,TA,

You can make 5 words from aft according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of aft

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Definitions and meaning of aft

aft

Pronunciation

  • (US, UK) IPA(key): /æft/
  • Rhymes: -æft

Etymology 1

From Old English æftan (“behind”); possibly originally superlative of of (“off”). See after.

Noun

aft (usually uncountable, plural afts)

  1. (nautical) The stern portion of a vessel.
Derived terms
Translations

Adverb

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. (nautical) At, near, or towards the stern of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
Synonyms
  • abaft, astern
Antonyms
  • fore, forward
Translations
See also
  • after, fore-and-aft

Adjective

aft (comparative further aft or more aft, superlative furthest aft or most aft)

  1. located at the back of a boat, ship, or airplane
Translations

Etymology 2

Clipping of afternoon.

Noun

aft (plural afts)

  1. (dated slang) Alternative form of afternoon: the time of day from noon until early evening.
Synonyms
  • See Thesaurus:afternoon

Anagrams

  • ATF, FAT, FTA, TAF, TFA, Taf, fat, taf

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • aftë
  • aht — Arbëresh
  • ohtë, avtë, taftë — North Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweita, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-. Compare Ancient Greek ἀῦτμη (aûtmē, “breath”), Welsh awel (“breeze”).

Noun

aft m (plural afte, definite afti, definite plural aftet)

  1. draft (wind, bellows)
  2. waft, whiff
  3. warmth from a fire

Declension

Synonyms

  • shkulm

Related terms

  • afsh, avë

References

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • afte

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄφθα (áphtha). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑft/
  • Hyphenation: aft
  • Rhymes: -ɑft

Noun

aft f (plural aften, diminutive aftje n)

  1. aphtha (a sore in the mucous membrane of the mouth).

Scots

Alternative forms

  • oft (Older)

Etymology

From Middle English ofte, from Old English oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑft/
  • (Insular) IPA(key): /aft/

Adverb

aft (comparative after, superlative aftest)

  1. often

Adjective

aft (comparative mair aft, superlative maist aft)

  1. (rare) frequent

Derived terms

  • afttimes
  • aftwhiles

References

  • “aft, adv. and (rarely) adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
  • Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Turkish

Etymology

From French aphte.

Noun

aft (definite accusative afdı, plural aftlar)

  1. aphtha

Declension

References

  • “aft”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Source: wiktionary.org