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NORTHWESTERNER is valid in North America, not in Collins — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. NORTHWESTERNER is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

n1o1r1t1h4w4e1s1t1e1r1n1e1r1
Depends on the listNORTHWESTERNER · 14 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
14letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept NORTHWESTERNER?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.43
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.71%

Our own measure of how useful NORTHWESTERNER is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NORTHWESTERNER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

northwesterners21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NORTHWESTERNER scores

Scrabble n1o1r1t1h4w4e1s1t1e1r1n1e1r1 20
Words with Friends n2o1r1t1h3w4e1s1t1e1r1n2e1r1 21

Face value of the 14 tiles in NORTHWESTERNER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
n26
o18
r36
t26
h12
w12
e312
s14

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NORTHWESTERNER has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with NORTHWESTERNER

northwesterners21

1 longer words begin with NORTHWESTERNER.

Shorter words from the letters in NORTHWESTERNER

northwestern18 northwester17 northerners14 reenthrones14 northerner13 reenthrone13 thorntrees13 northwest15 throwster15 whetstone15 enthrones12 northerns12 renowners12 shortener12 thorntree12 thronners12 westerner12 retorters9 sonneteer9 heronsew14 nowheres14 reshower14 showerer14 throwers14 wherrets14 whetters14 enthrone11 honester11 northern11 northers11 renewers11 renowner11 retweets11 shnorrer11 shoetree11 teethers11 thornset11 thronner11 tweeners11 tweeters11

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Common questions about NORTHWESTERNER

Is NORTHWESTERNER valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NORTHWESTERNER is not in it.
How many points is NORTHWESTERNER worth?
NORTHWESTERNER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NORTHWESTERNER?
NORTHWESTERNER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 14 letters of NORTHWESTERNER:

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