astern
/ə'stɜrn/
adverb
6 letters2 syllables6 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADVERB
1
At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane.
“the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about”
2
(of a ship or an airplane) behind.
“we dropped her astern on the end of a seven-inch manilla, and she laid comfortably on the ebb tide”
WORD FORMS
Starts withA
Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®6 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word12 points
Triple word18 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinasternway
Starts & ends withA … N
Syllablesa · stern
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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