across: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with S
Meaning of across
prep
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Example: We rowed across the river.
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
Example: That store is across the street.
- Southern-US
across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
Example: The meteor streaked across the sky.
Listed forms: acrost.
Source: Wiktionary — across.
adv
- not-comparable
From one side to the other.
Example: she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
- not-comparable
On the other side.
Example: If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
- not-comparable
In a particular direction.
Example: He leaned across for a book.
- not-comparable
Horizontally.
Example: I got stuck on 4 across.
Listed forms: acrost.
Source: Wiktionary — across.
noun
- in-compounds, often
A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
Example: I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
Listed forms: acrosses, acrost.
Source: Wiktionary — across.
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 across.
adverb
transversely
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is across in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of across
A(1) + C(3) + R(1) + O(1) + S(1) + S(1) = 8 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of across
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from across
37 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in across. Showing up to 24, longest first.