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Definition of northwest

"northwest" in the noun sense

1. Northwest, northwestern United States

the northwestern region of the United States

2. northwest

the direction corresponding to the northwestward compass point

3. northwest, nor'-west, northwestward, NW

the compass point midway between north and west at 315 degrees

4. northwest

a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city

"northwest" in the adjective sense

1. northwestern, northwesterly, northwest

situated in or oriented toward the northwest

2. northwesterly, northwest

coming from the northwest

"northwesterly winds"

"northwest" in the adverb sense

1. northwest, north-west, nor'-west

to, toward, or in the northwest

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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northwest in Scrabble®

The word northwest is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters northwest:

NORTHWEST

(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

hornets, reshown, shorten, snotter, thrones

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word northwest

NORTHWEST

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In northwest

NORTHWEST

(171)

NORTHWEST

(144)

NORTHWEST

(114)

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(102 = 52 + 50)

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northwest in Words With Friends™

The word northwest is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters northwest:

NORTHWEST

(225)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

hornets, reshown, shorten, snotter, thrones

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word northwest

NORTHWEST

(225)

NORTHWEST

(138)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In northwest

NORTHWEST

(225)

NORTHWEST

(138)

RESHOWN

(116 = 81 + 35)

NORTHWEST

(102)

RESHOWN

(98 = 63 + 35)

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NORTHWEST

(75)

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(75)

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NORTHWEST

(69)

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RESHOWN

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NORTHWEST

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SHOWER

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Words within the letters of northwest

2 letter words in northwest (13 words)

eh en he no oh on or os ow re so to we

3 letter words in northwest (45 words)

ens eon hen her hes het hew hoe hot how net new nor nos not now ohs one ore ors owe own ows rho roe rot row set sew she son sot sow ten tet the toe ton tot tow two wet who woe won

4 letter words in northwest (80 words)

5 letter words in northwest (74 words)

6 letter words in northwest (31 words)

herons honers honest hornet hotter others otters owners reshot reshow resown rotten shower stoner strewn strown tenors tensor tenths thorns throes throne thrown throws toners tortes toters towers trones worsen worths

7 letter words in northwest (5 words)

hornets reshown shorten snotter thrones

9 letter words in northwest (1 word)

northwest

northwest + 2 blanks (2 words)

northwester unworthiest

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Words containing the sequence northwest

Words that start with northwest (12 words)

northwest northwester northwesterlies northwesterly northwestern northwesterner northwesterners northwesternmost northwesters northwestward northwestwardly northwestwards

Words with northwest in them (1 word)

northwest

Words that end with northwest (1 word)

northwest

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Word Growth involving northwest

Shorter words in northwest

no nor north

or nor north

we west

Longer words containing northwest

northwester northwesterlies

northwester northwesterly

northwester northwestern northwesterner northwesterners

northwester northwestern northwesternmost

northwester northwesters

northwestward northwestwardly

northwestward northwestwards