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Is astern a Scrabble word?

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

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Is astern a Scrabble UK word?

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

A1S1T1E1R1N1

Is astern a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word astern is a Words With Friends word. The word astern is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1S1T1E1R1N2

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6-letter words (4 found)

ANTRES,ASTERN,STERNA,TRANSE,

5-letter words (35 found)

ANTES,ANTRE,ARETS,ASTER,EARNS,EARNT,EARST,ETNAS,NARES,NATES,NEARS,NEATS,NERTS,RANTS,RATES,REANS,REAST,RENTS,RESAT,SANER,SNARE,STANE,STARE,STARN,STEAN,STEAR,STERN,STRAE,TARES,TARNS,TASER,TEARS,TERAS,TERNS,TRANS,

4-letter words (62 found)

ANES,ANTE,ANTS,ARES,ARET,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EANS,EARN,EARS,EAST,EATS,ENTS,ERAS,ERNS,ERST,ETAS,ETNA,NAES,NARE,NATS,NEAR,NEAT,NEST,NETS,RANT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAN,RENS,RENT,REST,RETS,SANE,SANT,SATE,SEAN,SEAR,SEAT,SENA,SENT,SERA,SETA,SNAR,STAR,STEN,TAES,TANE,TANS,TARE,TARN,TARS,TASE,TEAR,TEAS,TENS,TERN,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (43 found)

ANE,ANS,ANT,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAT,ENS,ERA,ERN,ERS,EST,ETA,NAE,NAS,NAT,NET,RAN,RAS,RAT,REN,RES,RET,SAE,SAN,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEN,SER,SET,TAE,TAN,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEN,TES,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AN,AR,AS,AT,EA,EN,ER,ES,ET,NA,NE,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 161 words from astern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of astern

astern

Etymology

From a- (“towards”) +‎ stern (“rear part of a vessel”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈstɝn/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈstɜːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)n

Adverb

astern (comparative more astern, superlative most astern) (nautical)

  1. Behind (a vessel); in the rear.
  2. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear.
  3. (obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:astern.

Antonyms

  • ahead

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

astern (not comparable) (nautical)

  1. Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead.
    If one ship is following another, the first is astern of the second.

Usage notes

  • Within the ship, the corresponding adjective is abaft. An object nearer the stern than the mainmast is abaft the mainmast.

Translations

Anagrams

  • Arents, Stearn, Terans, antres, arents, arnest, atrens, naters, santer, sarten, sterna, transe

Source: wiktionary.org