Athwart

/əˈθwɔː(ɹ)t/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters

Definition of Athwart

adverb

From side to side; across.
"Above, the stars appeared to move slowly athwart."
Across the path (of something).
"a fleet standing athwart our course"
Wrongly; perplexingly.

preposition

From one side to the other side of.
"The stars moved slowly athwart the sky."
Across the line of a ship's course or across its deck.
"The damaged mainmast fell athwart the deck, destroying the ship's boat."
Across the path or course of; opposing.

Anagrams of Athwart

Words You Can Make

34 words can be made from the letters in "athwart":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

arhat attar tatar thraw wrath

4-LETTER WORDS

haar hart rath tahr tart that thaw twat wart watt what

3-LETTER WORDS

aah aha art att awa hat haw rah rat raw tar tat taw twa war+2 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "athwart" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

AT...Words starting with "at"...RTWords ending with "rt"All 7-letter words Unscramble "athwart"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

overthwartopposing

Rhyming Words

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