after: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with R
Meaning of after
adv
- not-comparable
Behind; later in time; following.
Example: I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
Source: Wiktionary — after.
prep
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
Example: We had a few beers after the game.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than. Subsequently to and as a result of.
Example: Sucess comes after hard work.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than. Subsequently to and considering.
Example: I’m not putting you in charge again after the last disaster.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than. Subsequently to and in spite of.
Example: After all that has happened, he is still my friend.
Source: Wiktionary — after.
conj
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
Example: The show ends after the fat lady sings.
Source: Wiktionary — after.
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 after.
adverb
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is after in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of after
A(1) + F(4) + T(1) + E(1) + R(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 after
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 after
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in after. Showing up to 24, longest first.