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Northern

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

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Very common

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

What does northern mean?

noun

  1. a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans

adjective

  1. in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

    “Northern liberals”

  2. situated in or oriented toward the north

    “the northern suburbs”

    Synonymsnortherly

  3. coming from the north; used especially of wind

    “the north wind doth blow”

    Synonymsnortherly

  4. situated in or coming from regions of the north

    “the northern hemisphere”

Is NORTHERN 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 NORTHERN worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4e 1r 1n 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
n 2o 1r 1t 1h 3e 1r 1n 2

Wordfeud

11 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 4e 1r 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
n 1o 1r 1t 1h 3e 1r 1n 1

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

Words from the letters in NORTHERN

Anagrams 1

thronner

Hooks for NORTHERN

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

northerns

Words that end like NORTHERN

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

southernconcernpatternwesternmoderneasterngoverncisterndiscernlanternlecterncaverninterntavernsternfernnortheasternnorthwesternsoutheasternsouthwestern
All words ending in -ERN

Northern: quick answers

Is NORTHERN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NORTHERN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NORTHERN worth?
NORTHERN scores 11 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does northern mean?
As a noun, northern means “a dialect of Middle English that developed into Scottish Lallans”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NORTHERN?
You can make 104 shorter words from NORTHERN, such as HORRENT, NORTHER, HORNER, HORNET. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NORTHERN?
NORTHERN rearranges into THRONNER.