across
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Is across a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of across?
Definition
prep (English)
1. (Southern US, African-American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).Examples: "And make sure you're parked across the mall in the outside lot. […] Last time I was there, I parked in a parking structure and paid an arm and a leg for it."; "On another occasion, Clinton asked Patterson to drive him to Chelsea's school, Booker Elementary, where Clinton met the department store clerk and climbed into her car. "I parked across the entrance and stood outside the car looking around, about 120 feet from where they were parked in a lot that was pretty well lit," Patterson recalled. "[…]They stayed in the car for thirty to forty minutes.""; "A boy that sat across me politely introduced himself as Jackson Klausner."Southern-US
adv (English)
1. (crosswording) Horizontally.Examples: "I got stuck on 4 across."not-comparable
noun (English)
1. (crosswording, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.Examples: "I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."in-compoundsoften
Definition source: Wiktionary