Aground

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Describing a vessel that has run onto the seabed or a shallow area and can no longer float freely.

“The container ship ran aground on a sandbar at the mouth of the estuary.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/əˈɡraʊnd/

Syllables

a·ground

Related Words

Synonyms

strandedbeachedgrounded

Antonyms

afloat

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts AGR, contains the word GROUND, the -OUND ending appears often in Wordle

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Scrabble

GROUND is a strong sub-word, seven letters earns a bonus, moderate tile value

Words Related to Aground

Anagrams of Aground

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

durango

Words you can make from Aground

Shorter words formed from the letters in “aground”.

around arundo dragon ground adorn agron andor angor anour argon dagon dargo dogra donar donga douar doura drago drang drona drung garon goran gouda

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