after
adverb / preposition / conjunction
Meaning
- adverbBehind; later in time; following.
Example:
I left the room, and the dog bounded after.
- prepositionSubsequently to; following in time; later than.
Example:
We had a few beers after the game.
- conjunctionSignifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
Example:
The show ends after the fat lady sings.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #7 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 94% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None