Is NORTHEASTERLIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHEASTERLIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHEASTERLIES mean?
Northeasterlies is a form of NORTHEASTERLY.
- adjective
coming from the northeast
“northeasterly winds”
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the northeast
“the northeasterly part of the island”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
15
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NORTHEASTERLIES
NORTHEASTERLIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NORTHEASTERLIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- leatheriness15
- northeasters15
- anesthetise14
- earthliness14
- enarthroses14
- enarthrosis14
- leatheriest14
- northeaster14
- northerlies14
- threateners14
- throatiness14
- anorthites13
- antiheroes13
- antitheses13
- earthiness13
- earthliest13
- earthrises13
- hailstones13
- harlotries13
- hearteners13
- heartiness13
- heliostats13
- herstories13
- hesitaters13
- hesitators13
- horsetails13
- hortensias13
- hostelries13
- leatherier13
- northeasts13
- senhoritas13
- shatterers13
- shelterers13
- shorelines13
- shorteners13
- stealthier13
- thorntails13
- threatener13
- throneless13
- trehaloses13
- triathlons13
- interrelates12
- literateness12
- reorientates12
- aeroliths12
- aesthetes12
- anetholes12
- anorthite12
- arseholes12
- arthroses12
- arthrosis12
- asthenies12
- athetoses12
- athetosis12
- earthiest12
- earthlier12
- earthrise12
- earthsets12
- etherises12
- hailstone12
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