Definitions for afoot

afoot a·foot

Spelling: [uh-foo t]
IPA: /əˈfʊt/

Afoot is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in afoot (afoot).

Definitions for afoot

adverb, adjective

  1. on foot; walking:
  2. astir; in progress:

Origin of afoot

First recorded in 1175-1225, afoot is from the Middle English word a fote, on fote. See a-1, foot

Examples for afoot

The same impulse is afoot in less trendy parts of the country.

Those interested in Post palace intrigue, though, wondered if something else was afoot with the announcement.

The man by his nod seemed to show he understood what was afoot.

Vast crowds lined the route, afoot and in every kind of vehicle.

The Lambs were going to be enraged when they learned what was afoot.

The game is afoot, and all concerned parties are watching closely to see how things play out.

The very fact that so many troops co-existed with so many militants meant some kind of complicated alliances were afoot.

When a man is afoot at cock-crow much may be done in the day.

Even the World Heath Organization, which has plenty to worry about in impoverished nations, knows there is big trouble afoot.

Once afoot, it was not long before the company began to disperse.

Word Value for afoot
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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