Is NORTHWESTERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHWESTERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHWESTERLY mean?
- adjective
coming from the northwest
“northwesterly winds”
- adjective
situated in or oriented toward the northwest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 NORTHWESTERLY
NORTHWESTERLY 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 NORTHWESTERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northwester17
- showery16
- erythrons15
- northerly15
- northwest15
- throwster15
- whetstone15
- wherry15
- worthy15
- erythron14
- herstory14
- honestly14
- hostelry14
- nowheres14
- reshower14
- showerer14
- throwers14
- westerly14
- whetters14
- whortles14
- hwyls14
- showy14
- thewy14
- wheys14
- ethynes13
- eyeshot13
- helotry13
- henleys13
- heronry13
- honesty13
- howlers13
- howlets13
- nowhere13
- reshown13
- rhytons13
- sheerly13
- shortly13
- sweetly13
- sweltry13
- tenthly13
- thrower13
- towhees13
- trowths13
- welsher13
- wethers13
- whereon13
- whereto13
- whetter13
- whortle13
- yowlers13
- hwyl13
- whey13
- whys13
- shortener12
- telethons12
- trowelers12
- ethyls12
- ethyne12
- henley12
- henrys12
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