against: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of against
prep
In a contrary direction to.
Example: It is hard work to swim against the current.
In physical opposition to; in collision with.
Example: The rain pounds against the window.
In physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by.
Example: The ladder was leaning against the wall.
Close to, alongside.
Example: A row of trees stood against a fence.
Listed forms: againest, agaynest, agaynst, ageinest, ageinst, agenest, agenst, ageynest.
Source: Wiktionary — against.
conj
- obsolete
By the time that (something happened); before.
Listed forms: againest, agaynest, agaynst, ageinest, ageinst, agenest, agenst, ageynest.
Source: Wiktionary — against.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is against in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of against
A(1) + G(2) + A(1) + I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + T(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 against
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 against
98 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in against. Showing up to 24, longest first.