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Is NORTHERNS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NORTHERNS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NORTHERNS mean?

Northerns is a form of NORTHERN.

  1. adjective

    in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

    “Northern liberals”

  2. adjective

    situated in or oriented toward the north

    “the northern suburbs”

  3. adjective

    coming from the north; used especially of wind

    “the north wind doth blow”

  4. noun

    a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
9

N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 12 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 NORTHERNS

NORTHERNS 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 NORTHERNS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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