WESTWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WESTWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WESTWARD?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WESTWARD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WESTWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
westwardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WESTWARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WESTWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WESTWARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WESTWARD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Toward the west.
Westward can also stand as an adjective for a direction or movement, and as a noun for the western region itself. Settlers, ships and storm fronts are all described as heading westward.
How WESTWARD is used
Westward is common in travel, history and weather writing, with westwards an equally valid form.
- The wagons rolled westward across the plains.
- We sailed westward until the coast vanished.
- The storm is drifting westward tonight.
- A westward glance showed the sun low over the hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WESTWARD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WESTWARD
2 longer words begin with WESTWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in WESTWARD
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Common questions about WESTWARD
- Is WESTWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WESTWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WESTWARD worth?
- WESTWARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WESTWARD mean?
- Toward the west.
- What letters can be added to WESTWARD?
- WESTWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WESTWARD:
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