abroad: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with A · ends with D
Meaning of abroad
adv
- not-comparable, postpositional
Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- not-comparable, postpositional
Not on target; astray; in error; confused; dazed.
- not-comparable, postpositional
Played elsewhere than one's home grounds.
- dated, not-comparable, postpositional
At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space.
Example: A tree spreads its branches abroad.
Listed forms: abrode, overbroad, abread, abreed, abrede, abraid.
Source: Wiktionary — abroad.
noun
- Scotland, postpositional, rare
Countries or lands abroad.
Listed forms: abrode, overbroad, abread, abreed, abrede, abraid.
Source: Wiktionary — abroad.
prep
- postpositional
Throughout, over.
Listed forms: abrode, overbroad, abread, abreed, abrede, abraid.
Source: Wiktionary — abroad.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for abroad.
adjective
in a foreign country
adverb
far away from home or one's usual surroundings
adverb
in a place across an ocean
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is abroad in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of abroad
A(1) + B(3) + R(1) + O(1) + A(1) + D(2) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of abroad
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from abroad
36 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in abroad. Showing up to 24, longest first.