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Astern

a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1n 1

About 2 syllables

adverb · 6 letters · Less common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does astern mean?

adverb

  1. stern foremost or backward

    “the steamer went astern at half speed”

  2. at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane

    “stow the luggage aft”

    Synonymsaftabaft

  3. (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”

Is ASTERN a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ASTERN worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1n 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1n 2

Wordfeud

6 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

6 pts
a 1s 1t 1e 1r 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ASTERN

Anagrams 3

antressternatranse

Hooks for ASTERN

Add one letter to the front or back of ASTERN to make another word.

Front hooks

easternpastern

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ASTERN

Common words that share the ending -ERN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

modernconcernpatternwesternsoutherngovernnortherncaverninterntaverncisterndiscernlanternlecternsternfernnorthwesternsouthwesterneasternnortheasternsoutheastern
All words ending in -ERN

Astern: quick answers

Is ASTERN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASTERN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ASTERN worth?
ASTERN scores 6 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 6 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does astern mean?
As an adverb, astern means “stern foremost or backward”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASTERN?
You can make 150 shorter words from ASTERN, such as ANTES, ANTRE, ARETS, ASTER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ASTERN?
ASTERN rearranges into ANTRES, STERNA, TRANSE.