windward
Windward can refer to the direction from which the wind is coming or the side of something that is toward the wind. Windward is also used as adjective or adverb, with meanings including on the side exposed to the wind or toward the wind.
Length
8
Scrabble
16
WWF
17
Starts
WI
Ends
ARD
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “WINDWARD” Mean?
/ˈwɪndwə(ɹ)d/
windward has 4 documented senses across adjective, noun, adverb.
Adjective
1 senseon the side exposed to the wind
“the windward islands”
Noun
2 sensesthe direction from which the wind is coming
the side of something that is toward the wind
Adverb
1 senseSynonyms for WINDWARD
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
8
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
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Definition
on the side exposed to the wind
Length
8 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
6
Letters
W, I, N, D, W, A, R, D
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★WINDWARD has a Scrabble score of 16. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WINDWARD is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WINDWARD can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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★★★☆☆WINDWARD contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDAEFD
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
WI, IN, ND, DW, WA, AR, RD
Trigrams
WIN, IND, NDW, DWA, WAR, ARD
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