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West

w 4e 1s 1t 1

About 1 syllable

noun · adjective · adverb · 4 letters · Very common

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

What does west mean?

noun

  1. the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

    Synonymsoccident

  2. the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

    Synonymsdue westwestwardw

  3. the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

    Synonymswestern united states

  4. the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

  5. British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

    Synonymsrebecca westdame rebecca westcicily isabel fairfield

  6. United States film actress (1892-1980)

    Synonymsmae west

adjective

  1. situated in or facing or moving toward the west

adverb

  1. to, toward, or in the west

    “we moved west to Arizona”

Is WEST 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 WEST worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1

Words With Friends

7 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
w 5e 1s 1t 1

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

Words from the letters in WEST

Anagrams 4

ewtsstewtewswets

Hooks for WEST

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

Front hooks

ewest

Back hooks

wests

Words that end like WEST

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

bestresttestjestlestnestchestpestvestzestcrestwresthonestlatestnicestoldestsafestwidestbiggestclosestfastesthardesthighestlargest
All words ending in -EST

West: quick answers

Is WEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WEST is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WEST worth?
WEST scores 7 points in Scrabble, 7 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does west mean?
As a noun, west means “the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America”. It has 8 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WEST?
You can make 12 shorter words from WEST, such as EWT, SEW, TEW, WET. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WEST?
WEST rearranges into EWTS, STEW, TEWS, WETS.