Is WESTERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WESTERLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WESTERLY mean?
- adverb
toward the west
“we began to steer away westerly”
- noun
the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth
- adjective
of wind; from the west
- adjective
moving toward the west
“westbound pioneers”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
W (4) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 14 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 WESTERLY
WESTERLY 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 WESTERLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sweetly13
- sweltry13
- twyers12
- wryest12
- stewy11
- twyer11
- wetly11
- wyles11
- wytes11
- restyle10
- swelter10
- tersely10
- welters10
- wrestle10
- wyes10
- wyle10
- wyte10
- yews10
- rewets9
- sleety9
- steely9
- styler9
- welter9
- wester9
- yester9
- wry9
- wye9
- yew9
- ewers8
- eyers8
- eyres8
- leery8
- lyres8
- resew8
- rewet8
- seely8
- sewer8
- slyer8
- strew8
- style8
- sweer8
- sweet8
- trews8
- treys8
- tweer8
- tyees8
- tyers8
- tyres8
- weest8
- weets8
- welts8
- wrest8
- yeets8
- eely7
- eery7
- ewer7
- ewes7
- eyer7
- eyes7
- eyre7
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