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
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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