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Westerly

w 4e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · adverb · 8 letters · Common

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

What does westerly mean?

noun

  1. the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth

    Synonymsprevailing westerly

adjective

  1. of wind; from the west

    Synonymswestern

  2. moving toward the west

    “westbound pioneers”

    Synonymswestboundwestward

adverb

  1. toward the west

    “we began to steer away westerly"- Daniel Defoe”

  2. from the west

    “the wind blew westerly”

Is WESTERLY 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 WESTERLY worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

Words With Friends

14 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1l 2y 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
w 4e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1l 1y 4

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
w 5e 1s 1t 1e 1r 1l 2y 4

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

Words from the letters in WESTERLY

Words that end like WESTERLY

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.

All words ending in -ERLY

Westerly: quick answers

Is WESTERLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WESTERLY is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WESTERLY worth?
WESTERLY scores 14 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does westerly mean?
As a noun, westerly means “the winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earth”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WESTERLY?
You can make 223 shorter words from WESTERLY, such as SWEETLY, SWELTRY, TWYERES, SWEETY. See the full list.