Astride

7 lettersprepositionmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

With a leg placed on either side of something such as a horse or fence.

“The children sat astride the old wooden fence to watch the horses grazing in the field below.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

a·stride

Related Words

Synonyms

astraddle

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -RIDE, a pattern shared with BRIDE and PRIDE, the ASTR- opening narrows it quickly

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Scrabble

Balanced letter mix with decent tile values, the D at the end can hook forward for extensions

Words Related to Astride

Anagrams of Astride

Words that use exactly the same letters as “astride”.

aridest

Words you can make from Astride

Shorter words formed from the letters in “astride”.

direst driest raised satire stared striae stride tirade trades treads triads adits adret aesir aider aides aired airts arest aries arise arist arite artie

Add a letter to make a longer word

8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “astride”.

disaster

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