Definitions for astray

astray a·stray

Spelling: [uh-strey]
IPA: /əˈstreɪ/

Astray is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in astray (aarsty).

Definitions for astray

adverb, adjective

  1. out of the right way; off the correct or known road, path, or route:
  2. away from that which is right; into error, confusion, or undesirable action or thought:

Origin of astray

1250-1300; Middle English astraye Anglo-French *astraié, Old French estraié, past participle of estraier; see stray

Examples for astray

Certainly, other communities—ultra-Orthodox Jews, for example—are fretting about members who go online, and then astray.

That was the real madness; pride and enthusiasm led us astray.

The author of Room, Slammerkin, and astray picks five of the best historical fictions about the oldest profession.

Then you read the short stories in astray, and you realize this is how she writes!

But sometimes, the quest for facts lets us down, or leads us astray, and leaves us worse off than before, not better.

Yes, she must have led Lantier astray; you could see it in her eyes.

In the first place, the allurements which led me astray may have had no charms for you.

Your most recent book, The Golden Cage, is about three brothers whose rigid ideologies lead them astray.

My foot was on the threshold of His house when you led me astray.

They are very idle, gay and effeminate, and I fear that they will lead you astray.

Word Value for astray
Scrable

9

Words with friends

8

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