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   furthest

   /ˈfəːðɪst/

   adverb

   • 1. at or by the greatest distance (used to indicate how far one thing or person is or becomes distant from another): "the bed furthest from the window"
   • 2. over the greatest distance or area: "his group probably had furthest to ride"
   • ▪ used to indicate the most distant point reached in a specified direction: "it was the furthest north I had ever travelled"
   • ▪ to the most extreme or advanced point: "countries where industrialization had gone furthest"

   adjective

   • 1. situated at the greatest distance from a specified or understood point: "the furthest door led to a kitchen"
   • ▪ covering the greatest area or distance: "his record for the furthest flight"
   • ▪ extremely remote: "the furthest ends of the earth"

   Word Origin late Middle English: formed as a superlative of further.

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • T

     1

   • H

     4

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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