northerly
Northerly can refer to a wind that blows from the north. Northerly is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including oriented toward the north or in a northern direction.
Length
9
Scrabble
15
WWF
15
Starts
NO
Ends
RLY
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “NORTHERLY” Mean?
/ˈnɔɹðɚli/
northerly has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
2 sensesNoun
1 senseAdverb
1 senseScrabble Score
15
Letters
9
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
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Definition
oriented toward the north
Length
9 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
Y
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Letters
N, O, R, T, H, E, R, L, Y
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★NORTHERLY has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NORTHERLY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NORTHERLY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NORTHERLY contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFCGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCCC
Vowel Share
22%
Consonant Share
78%
Bigrams
NO, OR, RT, TH, HE, ER, RL, LY
Trigrams
NOR, ORT, RTH, THE, HER, ERL, RLY
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