ASTERN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ASTERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ASTERN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTERN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTERN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ASTERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ASTERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What stands out about ASTERN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ASTERN mean in Scrabble?
adverb
nautical
Toward or at the rear of a ship or aircraft, behind it in the direction it is travelling.
Astern is a nautical direction word, paired with the opposite forward or ahead, and it describes both position, as in a boat trailing astern, and movement, as in an engine put astern to slow the ship down. Sailors also use full astern as a command meaning to reverse the engines at full power, typically to stop or slow a vessel quickly. Though its main home is at sea, the word occasionally appears in aviation for the rear of an aircraft as well.
How ASTERN is used
A specialist nautical term for the rear of a vessel, occasionally extended to aircraft.
- The smaller boat fell astern as the current grew stronger.
- The captain ordered full astern to avoid the rocks ahead.
- Gulls followed astern of the fishing trawler for hours.
- A trail of foam stretched out astern of the speeding launch.
- The pilot noted a second aircraft closing in from astern.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASTERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ASTERN
The 6 tiles of ASTERN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ASTERN
1 longer words begin with ASTERN.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTERN
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Common questions about ASTERN
- Is ASTERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASTERN, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASTERN worth?
- ASTERN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASTERN mean?
- Toward or at the rear of a ship or aircraft, behind it in the direction it is travelling.
- What letters can be added to ASTERN?
- ASTERN takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ASTERN:
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