Definitions For How

Adverb

  • In what manner or way; by what means: How does this machine work?

Conjunctive

  • The manner or way in which: forgot how it was done.

Noun

  • A manner or method of doing something: "The how of research is generated by the why of the world" (Frederick Turner).

Acronym

  • Help Our World
  • Hours of Work
  • Heart of Winter (Icewind Dale expansion)
  • Home Owners Warranty
  • Heart of Worship (website)
  • Home On Weekends
  • Howitzer
  • Home Office Weekly (publication)
  • Home Office Warrant
  • Hand-Over Word
  • Honest Open Willing

verb

  • In what manner or way : by what means
  • For what reason
  • To what degree, extent, or amount

Is How a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
8

The word How is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of How in a Sentence

  • How and where did you meet him?
  • How shall I address the President?
  • How will we pay for the trip?
  • We asked how we could help.
  • Let me tell you how we'll pay for the trip.
  • The book tells the story of how the company was founded.
  • The environmental activist eagerly launched into an explanation of the hows and whys of developing renewable energy sources

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