away: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 10 letter points · starts with A · ends with Y
Meaning of away
adv
- not-comparable
From a place, hence.
Example: He went away on vacation.
- not-comparable
Aside; off; in another direction.
Example: I tried to approach him, but he turned away.
- not-comparable
Aside, so as to discard something.
Example: throw away, chuck away, toss away
- not-comparable
At a stated distance in time or space.
Example: Christmas is only two weeks away.
Source: Wiktionary — away.
intj
- Scotland
Away with you! Go away! Begone!
Source: Wiktionary — away.
adj
- not-comparable
Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.
Example: The master is away from home on a course.
- not-comparable
At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively.
Example: He's miles away by now.
- not-comparable
Not on one's home territory.
Example: This is the entrance for away supporters.
- not-comparable
Out.
Example: Two men away in the bottom of the ninth.
Source: Wiktionary — away.
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 away.
adjective
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adverb
from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)
adverb
from one's possession
adverb
out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is away in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of away
A(1) + W(4) + A(1) + Y(4) = 10 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 away
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 away
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in away. Showing up to 24, longest first.