NORTH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NORTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NORTH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NORTH is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NORTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
northsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NORTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NORTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does NORTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The direction to the left of someone facing the rising sun; the cardinal point opposite south, toward which a compass needle points.
North is one of the four cardinal directions used on maps and compasses, conventionally placed at the top of most modern maps. Beyond pure direction, north often labels an entire region, as when people speak of the north of a country to mean its northern part rather than a single point. A magnetic compass needle aligns roughly with north because Earth's magnetic field pulls it toward the magnetic north pole, which lies slightly apart from the geographic North Pole. In everyday speech, north can also describe motion or orientation, as in heading north or a house that faces north.
How NORTH is used
Functions as a noun (the north), an adjective (the north wing), and an adverb (sailing north).
- The trail leads north toward the mountains.
- They grew up in the north of the country.
- The compass needle always points to north.
- Cold winds blew in from the north that winter.
- Their house faces north, so it rarely gets direct sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NORTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NORTH
The 5 tiles of NORTH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NORTH
Showing 24 of 63 words that begin with NORTH.
Words with NORTH inside
17 words contain NORTH in the middle. Words that start with NORTH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NORTH
Common questions about NORTH
- Is NORTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NORTH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NORTH worth?
- NORTH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NORTH mean?
- The direction to the left of someone facing the rising sun; the cardinal point opposite south, toward which a compass needle points.
- What letters can be added to NORTH?
- NORTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NORTH:
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