northward
Northward can refer to the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees. Northward is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including moving toward the north or in a northern direction.
Length
9
Scrabble
16
WWF
16
Starts
NO
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “NORTHWARD” Mean?
/ˈnɔɹθwɚd/
northward has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
1 senseAdverb
1 senseSynonyms for NORTHWARD
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
9
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
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Definition
moving toward the north
Length
9 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
7
Letters
N, O, R, T, H, W, A, R, D
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★NORTHWARD has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆NORTHWARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆NORTHWARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆NORTHWARD 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
ABCDEFGCH
CV Pattern
CVCCCCVCC
Vowel Share
22%
Consonant Share
78%
Bigrams
NO, OR, RT, TH, HW, WA, AR, RD
Trigrams
NOR, ORT, RTH, THW, HWA, WAR, ARD
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