across

across is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 9 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a river.
2. adverb. From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.
3. adverb. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry.
4. adverb. transversely

   "the marble slabs were cut across"

   Synonyms: crossways, crosswise

5. adverb. to the opposite side

   "the football field was 300 feet across"

Synonyms

crossways, crosswise

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in across:

oscars

Common word forms

acros

Words from these letters

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