westward
Westward can refer to the cardinal compass point that is at 270 degrees. Westward is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including moving toward the west or toward the west.
Length
8
Scrabble
15
WWF
15
Starts
WE
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “WESTWARD” Mean?
/ˈwɛstwɚd/
westward has 3 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
1 senseNoun
1 senseAdverb
1 senseScrabble Score
15
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
moving toward the west
Length
8 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
W, E, S, T, W, A, R, D
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WESTWARD has a Scrabble score of 15. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WESTWARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WESTWARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆WESTWARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
WE, ES, ST, TW, WA, AR, RD
Trigrams
WES, EST, STW, TWA, WAR, ARD
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