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North

n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4

About 1 syllable

noun · adjective · adverb · 5 letters · Very common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does north mean?

noun

  1. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

  2. the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

    “he has visited every state in the Union”

    Synonymsunion

  3. the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees

    Synonymsdue northnorthwardn

  4. a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city

  5. the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point

  6. the direction in which a compass needle points

    Synonymsmagnetic northcompass north

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north

    “artists like north light”

adverb

  1. in a northern direction

    “they earn more up north”

    Synonymsnortherlynorthwardsnorthward

Is NORTH a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

NORTH is also on the original list of Wordle answers.

How many points is NORTH worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4

Words With Friends

8 pts
n 2o 1r 1t 1h 3

Wordfeud

8 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NORTH

Anagrams 1

thorn

Hooks for NORTH

Add one letter to the front or back of NORTH to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

norths

Words that end like NORTH

Common words that share the ending -ORTH, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

forthworthhenceforth
All words ending in -ORTH

North: quick answers

Is NORTH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NORTH is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NORTH worth?
NORTH scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does north mean?
As a noun, north means “the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NORTH?
You can make 24 shorter words from NORTH, such as HORN, THON, THRO, HON. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NORTH?
NORTH rearranges into THORN.