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Northerly

n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · adverb · 9 letters · Common

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does northerly mean?

noun

  1. a wind that blows from the north

    Synonymsnorth windnortherboreas

adjective

  1. situated in or oriented toward the north

    “the northern suburbs”

    Synonymsnorthern

  2. coming from the north; used especially of wind

    “the north wind doth blow”

    Synonymsnorthern

adverb

  1. in a northern direction

    “they earn more up north”

    Synonymsnorthnorthwardsnorthward

Is NORTHERLY 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) No

How many points is NORTHERLY worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

15 pts
n 2o 1r 1t 1h 3e 1r 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4e 1r 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 3e 1r 1l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in NORTHERLY

Words that end like NORTHERLY

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

properlyutterlyformerlyeagerlyelderlyoverlybrotherlyquarterlysoutherlybitterlycleverlyeasterlyfatherlygingerlymasterlymotherlysisterlytenderlywesterlymiserlyorderlydisorderlyimproperlynortheasterly
All words ending in -ERLY

Northerly: quick answers

Is NORTHERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NORTHERLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NORTHERLY worth?
NORTHERLY scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does northerly mean?
As a noun, northerly means “a wind that blows from the north”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NORTHERLY?
You can make 221 shorter words from NORTHERLY, such as ERYTHRON, HELOTRY, HERONRY, RHYTON. See the full list.