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North

/noːθ/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of North

noun

  1. One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map, abbreviated as N.

    "Minnesota is in the north of the USA."

  2. The up or positive direction.

    "Stock prices are heading north."

  3. The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks the magnetic pole near Earth's geographic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).

verb

  1. To turn or move toward the north.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the north; northern.

    "He lived in north Germany."

  2. Toward the north; northward.
  3. Of wind, from the north.

    "The north wind was cold."

  4. Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

    "north highway 1"

  5. More or greater than.

    "The wedding ended up costing north of $50,000."

adverb

  1. Toward the north; northward; northerly.

    "Switzerland is north of Italy."

Anagrams of North

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "north":

thorn

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "north" and rearranging:

+ehornetnotherthrone
+gthrong
+othoron
+snorthsthorns
+wthrown
+yrhytonthorny
Related Word Patterns
NO...Words starting with "no"...THWords ending with "th"All 5-letter wordsUnscramble "north"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

boreal

ANTONYMS

south
Letter Values
n1
o1
r1
t1
h4

Total: 8 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With North
absinthacrolithaerolithafterbirthaftermathaggadothagorothairthallopathaltazimuthamaranthantigrowth
Related 5-Letter Words
naansnabesnabisnabobnachonacrenadasnadirnaevinaffsnaggynaiadnaifsnailsnaira

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "North"

North is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "north" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "North" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "north" is a low-scoring word.