Is “After” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
AFTER
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of After

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/

adjective
  1. 1.Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

  2. 2.(where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.

    The after gun is abaft the forward gun.

adverb
  1. 1.Behind; later in time; following.

    I left the room, and the dog bounded after.

preposition
  1. 1.Subsequently to; following in time; later than.

    The Cold War began shortly after the Second World War.

  2. 2.Behind.

    He will leave a trail of destruction after him.

  3. 3.In pursuit of, seeking.

    He's after a job; run after him; inquire after her health.

Synonyms: post

conjunction
  1. 1.Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.

    I went home after we had decided to call it a day.