Is NORTHWESTWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NORTHWESTWARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NORTHWESTWARDS mean?
Northwestwards is a form of NORTHWESTWARD.
- noun
the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
- adjective
toward the northwest
- adverb
in a northwestward direction
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
14
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + R (1) + T (1) + H (4) + W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 24 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 NORTHWESTWARDS
NORTHWESTWARDS 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 NORTHWESTWARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- northwestward23
- downwashes20
- downwash18
- northwards17
- shorewards17
- swearwords17
- northwests16
- throwsters16
- handwrote16
- northward16
- shadowers16
- shoreward16
- swanherds16
- swearword16
- townwards16
- westwards16
- downstaters15
- northwest15
- stonewash15
- throwster15
- thwarters15
- townwears15
- warhorses15
- waterworn15
- harrowed15
- shadower15
- snowshed15
- swanherd15
- thwarted15
- towheads15
- townward15
- westward15
- downstater14
- downstates14
- sternwards14
- sawhorse14
- swathers14
- throwers14
- thwarter14
- townwear14
- warhorse14
- whatness14
- whatnots14
- shadows14
- swashed14
- swathed14
- thrawed14
- towhead14
- worthed14
- wrathed14
- whews14
- northeasts13
- daneworts13
- downrates13
- downstate13
- hardnoses13
- sandworts13
- sternward13
- teardowns13
- harrows13
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