rudder

1. A controlling agent or influence over direction; a guide.

2. A similar structure at the tail of an aircraft, used for effecting horizontal changes in course.

3. A vertically hinged plate of metal, fiberglass, or wood mounted at the stern of a ship or boat for directing its course.

4. An underwater blade that is positioned at the stern of a boat or ship and controlled by its helm and that when turned causes the vessel's head to turn in the same direction.

5. A movable auxiliary airfoil on an airplane usually attached at the rear end that serves to control direction of flight in the horizontal plane .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
rudder	8	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
de	3
re	2
ed	3
er	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dud	5
urd	4
rue	3
red	4
err	3
due	4

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
durr	5
dure	5
dude	6
redd	6
rudd	6
rude	5
rued	5
ruer	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dured	7
ruder	6
udder	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
rudder	8