Is NORTHWESTER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHWESTER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHWESTER mean?
- noun
a wind from the northwest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 17 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 NORTHWESTER
Single letters that turn NORTHWESTER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks2
Words you can make from NORTHWESTER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northwest15
- throwster15
- whetstone15
- nowheres14
- reshower14
- showerer14
- throwers14
- whetters14
- nowhere13
- reshown13
- thrower13
- towhees13
- trowths13
- wethers13
- whereon13
- whereto13
- whetter13
- shortener12
- hewers12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shewer12
- shower12
- thrown12
- throws12
- towhee12
- trowth12
- wether12
- wheens12
- wheres12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- honester11
- northers11
- hewer11
- howes11
- rowth11
- shewn11
- shown11
- shrew11
- thews11
- threw11
- throw11
- wheen11
- whens11
- where11
- whets11
- whore11
- whort11
- whose11
- worth11
- wroth11
- heteros10
- hornets10
- horrent10
- norther10
- reshone10
- rewrote10
- rhetors10
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