Definition of astray

"astray" in the adverb sense

1. astray

away from the right path or direction

"he was led astray"

2. wide, astray

far from the intended target

"the arrow went wide of the mark"

"a bullet went astray and killed a bystander"

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Quotations for astray

Better to ask than go astray. [ Proverb ]

A spirit pure as hers,
Is always pure, even while it errs:
As sunshine, broken in the rill,
Though turned astray, is sunshine still. [ Moore ]

When our thoughts are born
Though they be good and humble, one should mind
How they are reared, or some will go astray. [ Jean Ingelow ]

Every one goes astray, but the least imprudent are they who repent the soonest. [ Voltaire ]

Love is a malicious blind boy, who seeks to blind the eyes of his guide, that both may go astray together.

Life is a mission. Every other definition of life is false, and leads all who accept it astray. Religion, science, philosophy, all agree in this, that every existence is an aim. [ Mazzini ]

He who kindly shows the way to one who has gone astray, acts as though he had lighted another's lamp from his own, which both gives light to the other and continues to shine for himself. [ Cicero ]

O God, whom the world misjudges, and whom everything declares! listen to the last words that my lips pronounce! If I have wandered, it was in seeking Thy law. My heart may go astray, but it is full of Thee! I see, without alarm, eternity appear; and I can not think that a God who has given me life, that a God who has poured so many blessings on my days, will, now that my days are done, torment me for ever! [ The last prayer of Voltaire ]

astray in Scrabble®

The word astray is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters astray:

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astray in Words With Friends™

The word astray is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words within the letters of astray

2 letter words in astray (7 words)

3 letter words in astray (12 words)

4 letter words in astray (9 words)

5 letter words in astray (5 words)

6 letter words in astray (1 word)

astray + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence astray

Words that start with astray (1 word)

Words with astray in them (1 word)

Words that end with astray (1 word)

Word Growth involving astray

Shorter words in astray

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Longer words containing astray

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