rudder

rudder is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A riddle or sieve. 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. A riddle or sieve.
2. noun. The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment.
3. noun. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.
4. noun. (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
5. noun. a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes

Common word forms

rudders, rudderless

Words from these letters

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