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.
- adjective
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
“Northern liberals”
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the north
“the northern suburbs”
- adjective
coming from the north; used especially of wind
“the north wind doth blow”
- noun
a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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.
- northern11
- northers11
- hornets10
- horrent10
- norther10
- rhetors10
- shorten10
- shorter10
- thrones10
- ethnos9
- herons9
- honers9
- honest9
- hornet9
- horste9
- norths9
- nosher9
- nother9
- others9
- reshot9
- rhetor9
- senhor9
- thorns9
- throes9
- throne9
- ethos8
- hents8
- herns8
- heron8
- heros8
- hoers8
- honer8
- hones8
- horns8
- horse8
- horst8
- hosen8
- hoser8
- north8
- other8
- shent8
- shero8
- shoer8
- shone8
- shore8
- shorn8
- short8
- shote8
- thens8
- thorn8
- those8
- throe8
- snorter7
- tonners7
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hern7
- hero7
- hers7
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