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Is northern a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word northern is a Scrabble US word. The word northern is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is northern a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word northern is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

N1O1R1T1H4E1R1N1

Is northern a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word northern is a Words With Friends word. The word northern is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2O1R1T1H3E1R1N2

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8-letter words (2 found)

NORTHERN,THRONNER,

7-letter words (2 found)

HORRENT,NORTHER,

6-letter words (8 found)

HORNER,HORNET,NOTHER,RETORN,RHETOR,ROTHER,THRONE,TONNER,

5-letter words (19 found)

HERON,HONER,HOTEN,NONET,NORTH,NOTER,OTHER,RETRO,RHONE,RONNE,RONTE,TENNO,TENON,TENOR,THORN,THROE,TONER,TONNE,TRONE,

4-letter words (30 found)

HENT,HERN,HERO,HOER,HONE,HORE,HORN,HOTE,NEON,NONE,NOTE,ONER,RENO,RENT,ROHE,RONE,RONT,RORE,RORT,ROTE,TEHR,TERN,THEN,THON,THRO,TONE,TORE,TORN,TORR,TRON,

3-letter words (32 found)

EON,ERN,ERR,ETH,HEN,HER,HET,HOE,HON,HOT,NET,NOH,NON,NOR,NOT,NTH,ONE,ORE,ORT,REH,REN,REO,RET,RHO,ROE,ROT,TEN,THE,THO,TOE,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (15 found)

EH,EN,ER,ET,HE,HO,NE,NO,OE,OH,ON,OR,RE,TE,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 109 words from northern according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of northern

northern

Etymology

From Middle English northerne, from Old English norþerne, from Proto-West Germanic *norþrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrōnijaz. Cognate with Old High German nordrōni and Old Norse norrœnn.

Morphologically north +‎ -ern.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːðən/, /ˈnɔːðn̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔɹðɚn/, enPR: nôr′thərn
  • (non-standard) IPA(key): /ˈnɒðə(ɹ)n/

Adjective

northern (comparative more northern, superlative most northern)

  1. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.
  2. (of a wind) Blowing from the north; northerly.
  3. (British) Characteristic of the North of England (usually capitalised)

Synonyms

  • boreal
  • septentrional

Antonyms

  • austral
  • meridional
  • southern

Derived terms

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See also

  • eastern
  • occidental
  • oriental
  • western

Noun

northern (plural northerns)

  1. An inhabitant of the northern regions.
  2. (fishing) The northern pike.
  3. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the north of North America, primarily in western Canada but also in Alaska, often with a Mountie as the protagonist.
    Coordinate terms: northwestern, western

Source: wiktionary.org