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Is westward a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word westward is a Scrabble US word. The word westward is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is westward a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word westward is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is westward a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word westward is a Words With Friends word. The word westward is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

WESTWARD,

7-letter words (3 found)

STEWARD,STRAWED,WRASTED,

6-letter words (19 found)

DATERS,DERATS,DEWARS,RAWEST,SAWDER,STARED,STAWED,STEARD,SWEARD,TAWERS,TAWSED,TRADES,TREADS,WADERS,WADSET,WARTED,WASTED,WASTER,WATERS,

5-letter words (74 found)

ARETS,ARSED,ASTER,DARES,DARTS,DATER,DATES,DAWTS,DEARS,DEAWS,DERAT,DEWAR,DRATS,DRAWS,DREST,EARDS,EARST,RASED,RATED,RATES,READS,REAST,RESAT,RESAW,SARED,SATED,SAWED,SAWER,SEWAR,STADE,STARE,STEAD,STEAR,STRAD,STRAE,STRAW,STREW,SWARD,SWARE,SWART,SWEAR,SWEAT,TARED,TARES,TASED,TASER,TAWED,TAWER,TAWSE,TEADS,TEARS,TERAS,TRADE,TRADS,TREAD,TREWS,TSADE,TWAES,WADER,WADES,WADTS,WARDS,WARED,WARES,WARST,WARTS,WASTE,WATER,WAWES,WEARS,WETAS,WRAST,WRATE,WREST,

4-letter words (93 found)

ARDS,ARED,ARES,ARET,AREW,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,AWED,AWES,DAES,DARE,DART,DATE,DAWS,DAWT,DEAR,DEAW,DEWS,DRAT,DRAW,DREW,EARD,EARS,EAST,EATS,ERAS,ERST,ETAS,EWTS,RADE,RADS,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,RAWS,READ,REDS,REST,RETS,REWS,SADE,SARD,SATE,SEAR,SEAT,SERA,SETA,STAR,STAW,STED,STEW,SWAD,SWAT,TADS,TAED,TAES,TARE,TARS,TASE,TAWS,TEAD,TEAR,TEAS,TEDS,TEWS,TRAD,TRES,TREW,TSAR,TWAE,TWAS,WADE,WADS,WADT,WAES,WARD,WARE,WARS,WART,WASE,WAST,WATE,WATS,WAWE,WAWS,WEAR,WEDS,WERT,WEST,WETA,WETS,

3-letter words (57 found)

ADS,ARD,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,AWE,DAE,DAS,DAW,DEW,EAR,EAS,EAT,EDS,ERA,ERS,EST,ETA,EWT,RAD,RAS,RAT,RAW,RED,RES,RET,REW,SAD,SAE,SAR,SAT,SAW,SEA,SED,SER,SET,SEW,TAD,TAE,TAR,TAS,TAW,TEA,TED,TES,TEW,TWA,WAD,WAE,WAR,WAS,WAT,WAW,WED,WET,

2-letter words (19 found)

AD,AE,AR,AS,AT,AW,DA,DE,EA,ED,ER,ES,ET,EW,RE,ST,TA,TE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 267 words from westward according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of westward

westward

Etymology

From Middle English westward, from Old English westweard.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɛst.wɚd/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɛst.wəd/
  • Hyphenation: west‧ward

Adjective

westward (comparative more westward, superlative most westward)

  1. Lying toward the west.
  2. Moving or oriented toward the west.
    • 1783, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell, Volume 3, Chapter 17, p. 8,[3]
      Those who steer their westward course through the middle of the Propontis, may at once descry the high lands of Thrace and Bithynia, and never lose sight of the lofty summit of Mount Olympus, covered with eternal snows.

Adverb

westward (comparative more westward, superlative most westward)

  1. Toward the west.
    ride westward.
    • 1857, John Henry Hopkins Jr., “We Three Kings” (Christmas carol),We Three Kings
      O star of wonder, star of night,
      Star with royal beauty bright,
      Westward leading, still proceeding,
      Guide us to thy perfect light.

Translations

Noun

westward (uncountable)

  1. The western region or countries; the west.

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English westweard; equivalent to west +‎ -ward.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛstward/

Adverb

westward

  1. westward

Coordinate terms

  • estward

Descendants

  • English: westward
  • Scots: wastert

Source: wiktionary.org