Is NORTHEASTWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHEASTWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHEASTWARDS mean?
Northeastwards is a form of NORTHEASTWARD.
- noun
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
- adjective
toward the northeast
- adverb
in a northeastward direction
“the river flows northeastward to the gulf”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
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 NORTHEASTWARDS
NORTHEASTWARDS 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 NORTHEASTWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northeastward20
- arrowheads17
- earthwards17
- northwards17
- shorewards17
- northwests16
- throwsters16
- arrowhead16
- earthward16
- handwrote16
- hardwares16
- northward16
- shadowers16
- shoreward16
- swanherds16
- washstand16
- downstaters15
- northwest15
- stonewash15
- throwster15
- thwarters15
- warhorses15
- handsaws15
- hardware15
- harrowed15
- shadower15
- snowshed15
- swanherd15
- thwarted15
- towheads15
- warheads15
- downstater14
- downstates14
- sternwards14
- sawhorse14
- strawhat14
- swathers14
- thrawart14
- throwers14
- thwarter14
- warhorse14
- whatness14
- whatnots14
- handsaw14
- shadows14
- swashed14
- swathed14
- thrawed14
- towhead14
- warhead14
- worthed14
- wrathed14
- earthstars13
- northeasts13
- thanatoses13
- daneworts13
- downrates13
- downstate13
- eastwards13
- hardnoses13
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