Abaft
5 lettersadverbUpdated June 2026
Definition
Toward or at the stern of a ship; behind a specified part of a vessel.
“The lifeboat was stored abaft the main mast.”
Pronunciation
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/əˈbæft/
Syllables
a·baft
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"Abaft" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
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