Is NORTHWESTERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHWESTERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHWESTERS mean?
Northwesters is a form of NORTHWESTER.
- noun
a wind from the northwest
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 18 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 NORTHWESTERS
NORTHWESTERS 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 NORTHWESTERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northwester17
- northwests16
- throwsters16
- whetstones16
- northwest15
- reshowers15
- showerers15
- throwster15
- whetstone15
- nowheres14
- reshower14
- showerer14
- throwers14
- whetters14
- shorteners13
- nowhere13
- reshown13
- reshows13
- shewers13
- showers13
- thrower13
- towhees13
- trowths13
- wethers13
- whereon13
- whereto13
- whetter13
- honestest12
- otherness12
- shortener12
- hewers12
- reshow12
- rowths12
- shewer12
- shower12
- shrews12
- thrown12
- throws12
- towhee12
- trowth12
- wether12
- wheens12
- wheres12
- whores12
- whorts12
- worths12
- ethnoses11
- honester11
- northers11
- senhores11
- shortens11
- shortest11
- strewers11
- swotters11
- trowsers11
- westerns11
- wresters11
- hewer11
- howes11
- rowth11
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