astern
ADVERB
/ə'stɜrn/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
astern is a valid 6-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1T1E1R1N1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING
What does astern mean?
ADVERB · 2 SENSES
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”
SYNONYMS
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”
AT THE BOARD