Dictionary Entry
astray
astray is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as adjectivedverb & adjective and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 8 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 9 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjectivedverb & adjective
Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.
- 2adverb
away from the right path or direction
"he was led astray"
- 3adverb
far from the intended target
"the arrow went wide of the mark"
"a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"
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